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1University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, USA. JGattiMD@aol.com
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|February 19, 2008
Abstract:
Deep peeling with phenol solutions has been criticized because of the hypopigmentation that usually results. The lower eyelid skin after routine blepharoplasty will retain its hyper-pigmentation and fine wrinkles. Phenol peeling of the lower eyelid will produce a complementary lightening of the skin and improvement in the wrinkling. This report explains the technique used by the author to improve blepharoplasty results.
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