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Lower Eyelid Lift (Lateral Tarsal Strip) Case Example

Monday, May 8, 2017
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See also: Lower Lid Tightening (Lower Lid Tarsal Strip)

Case examples provided by Dr. Douglas Henstrom, Director of University of Iowa Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Facial Nerve Center, Department of Otolaryngology


For appointment please call: 319-356-3600

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Lateral incision
Removing inferior lid gray line
Separating anterior and posterior lamellae
Tarsal plate
Anterior and Posterrior Lamellae
Removing superior lid gray line
Denuding conjunctiva from tarsal plate
Double armed suture through tarsal plate
Suture through edge ofupper lid gray line
Suture through ege of lower lid gray line
Suspending lower lid to periosteum
Expected lift of lower eyelid
Reestablishing lateral canthal angle
Completed procedure
Preop looking straight
Preop closing eyes
Preop Looking Up
Postop Looking Straight
Postop Closing Eyes
Postop Looking Up
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