In his first talk, Dr. Massry presented data on three new surgical techniques he has developed and published over the last 3 years. The title of the talk was “Modern Adjuncts to Upper Blepharoplasty Surgery.” The three procedures elaborated on (and their publication citing) are as follows: 1. Massry GG. The External Browpexy. Ophthal Plast Recontr Surg 2012;28:90–95 2. Massry GG. Nasal Fat Preservation in Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty. Opth Plat Reconstr Surg 2011;27: 352-55 3. Massry GG. Effacing the Orbitoglabellar Groove with Transposed Upper Eyelid Fat. ASOPRS...

Educate Yourself Before Proceeding The term fat transfer and fat grafting are synonymous; they both refer to taking fat from one area of the body (abdomen, thighs, etc.) and injecting it to the eyelids and hollows around the eyes.  Eyelid fat transfer can be a standalone procedure or can be performed with other facial or eyelid surgeries such as brow lift, blepharoplasty, canthoplasty, ptosis or cheek (mid face) lift surgery. Eyelid fat grafting can be a very rewarding procedure as the fat will fill hollows and depressions around the eyes and provide a more...

Today, lower blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid) surgery is more than removing skin/muscle and fat from the eyelids (remove eyelid bags).  In fact, this older form of surgery (what we refer to as subtractive lower blepharoplasty) often leads to a sullen, guant, aged and altered appearance.  Cosmetic eyelid specialists (oculoplastic surgeons) have come to learn that preserving, augmenting and redistributing what is considered excess eyelid tissue is a more effective means of cosmetic rejuvenation (so called “additive blepharoplasty”) of the eyelids than removing...

Blepharoplasty is a cosmetic or functional (to improve vision) eyelid surgery whose goal is to improve appearance or field of vision.  Blepharoplasty surgery can involve the upper or lower lids and can be performed under local anesthesia (patient awake with numbing shots), under twilight anesthesia (sedated) or under general anesthesia (patient completely out).  The key to successful surgery is not knowing when to do surgery, but rather when not to do surgery. In the next series of blogs Dr. Guy Massry will review when it is not appropriate to perform...