Blepharoplasty Combined With Mini-incision and Interrupted Buried Suture Techniques

Blepharoplasty has become one of the most popular plastic surgery techniques for generating double-eyelid folds. The mini-incision blepharoplasty technique results in minimal trauma and the formation of supratarsal folds.

In this study, the authors combined mini-incisions with interrupted buried sutures. To perform the blepharoplasty procedure, the authors marked the supratarsal folds and divided them into 5 line segments: 3 cutting lines and 2 noncutting lines. For the cutting lines, the authors used orbicularis-tarsus fixation to form double eyelids and only removed a small strip of muscle under the incision to maintain the physiological structure of the pretarsal tissue. For the noncutting lines, the authors used the interrupted buried suture technique to add 2 fixed points.

A total of 42 patients (mean age 25.25 years) underwent this minimally invasive blepharoplasty. Among these patients, 42 underwent bilateral surgery. The average follow-up period was 35.91 months (range: 13-47 months). Only one patient underwent a second operation to address a shallow, unilateral supratarsal crease. Nonetheless, all patients were satisfied with their results.

Our minimally invasive blepharoplasty approach resulted in minimal damage to the pretarsal tissues and robust supratarsal folds and is relatively easy to perform for the novice surgeon.

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