World-renowned anatomist Professor Sebastian Cotofana shares a key study influencing the world of medical aesthetics.
Title: Repositioning the Lower Eyelid after Facial Palsy with Facial Suspension Threads: A Retrospective Clinical Evaluation and Anatomical Study
Authors: Sulamanidze M, et al.
Published: Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, December 2024
Keywords: Facial Palsy, Lower Eyelid, Threads
Patients suffering from displacement of the lower eyelid following facial palsy, scar retraction or age-related loss of apposition have little-to-few options to receive appropriate care. The reason is not down to the lack of ideas on how to support the lower eyelid, but predominantly due to the consequences of the curative treatment itself.
The currently accepted standard of care is a surgical intervention, but a surgery can leave scars, which in the long-term can retract and aggravate the problem even more. In addition, surgical interventions might influence the flexibility of the tissue which is needed for such high-mobile areas such as the lower eyelid.
A recent retrospective study published in the Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine journal by Sulamanidze et al. from Georgia investigated the implantation of specifically designed facial…
