5FU Injections after Poor Outcome Eyelid Surgery

Fluorouracil (5FU) is a medication called an antimetabolite.  It inhibits DNA synthesis (production) in our body’s cells leading to cell death.  For this reason it has been used to treat various forms of cancer (to kill cancer cells) when given systemically.  It also has been used topically on skin cancer to inhibit its growth and…

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Augmentation Blepharoplasty – Guy Massry, MD

Cosmetic eyelid surgery can include ptosis repair (tightening eyelid elevating muscle), canthoplasty (lower lid suspension), eyelid fat grafting (transferring body fat to the eyelids), and aft repositioning (transposing excess eyelid fat to adjacent hollows and dark circles). All of these procedures, however, are adjuncts (icing on the cake) to true cosmetic eyelid surgery or “blepharoplasty.”…

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