Smith DM, Pérez RAC, Cedeño LS, Cruz MI, Rodríguez SE

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Blepharoplasty produces favorable clinical and cosmetic results in the patients that are suffering from dermatochalasis.
Objective: To evaluate the results of the conventional and CO2 laser surgical procedures in these affected patients.
Methods: A descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study of 300 patients with dermatochalasis, assisted in the Oculoplasty Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital Ophthalmologic Center was carried out in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2015 to December, 2016.
Results: There was a prevalence of the 40 to 59 age group, female sex and upper lids disorder, without significant differences concerning the surgical techniques that were used; a higher number of complications in patients operated with a conventional way was observed, with more frequency of bleeding. In general the patients had a favorable clinical course and those that presented limitations of the upper visual field recovered without difficulty after the surgical intervention.
Conclusions: Blepharoplasty with CO2 laser constitutes a better and more qualified therapeutic option for the correction of dermatochalasis.