Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery

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Archives of Facial Plastic SurgeryVol. 12, No. 1 Free AccessEyelid and Periorbital SurgeryBradford A. BaderBradford A. BaderSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Jan 2010AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail by Clinton D. McCord Jr, MD, and Mark A. Codner, MD, 784 pp (2 vols), $395.00, ISBN 978-1-57626-219-1, St Louis, Missouri, Quality Medical Publishing, 2008.Clinton D. McCord Jr, MD, an occuloplastic surgeon, and Mark A. Codner, MD, a plastic surgeon, have combined their extensive clinical experience to create Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery. The 784-page, 2-volume set includes 3000 color illustrations and photographs. The book includes 4 DVDs containing over 5 hours of narrated surgical videos, and nearly every procedure detailed in the text is demonstrated on the DVDs. This work is divided into 3 parts: “Fundamentals,” “Aesthetic Surgery,” and “Reconstructive Surgery.”The “Fundamentals” section includes in-depth chapters on eyelid anatomy, function, and soft-tissue surgical principles as they relate to the eyelids. The complicated and intricate anatomy of the eyelid and periorbital region is beautifully illustrated and explained in the first chapter. The second chapter is devoted to reviewing the function, innervation, and biomechanics of the eyelids. The remaining 2 chapters in the “Fundamentals” section review basics of incisions, soft-tissue handling, suturing, local flaps, and autologous tissue grafts as they relate to eyelid surgery.The “Aesthetic Surgery” section begins with an explanation of changes associated with aging within the eyelid and periorbital area. Chapters on brow-lift, upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, midface-lift, and Asian blepharoplasty are included. The chapters on aesthetic surgery present the authors' approach in a step-by-step fashion, beginning with the office consultations through the postoperative period. The surgical techniques are carefully explained and are accompanied by numerous illustrations and intraoperative photographs. There is also a chapter dedicated to complications of aesthetic eyelid procedures. This includes discussions of the expected problems such as hematoma, ectropion, and lagophthalmos but goes further and details surgical solutions to common aesthetic complaints from patients. The “Aesthetic Surgery” section also includes chapters on botulinum toxin type A (Botox) and injectable fillers in the periorbital region and the use of fat grafting.The “Reconstructive Surgery” section begins with an outstanding review and discussion of upper eyelid ptosis and describes several widely practiced methods for dealing with this difficult problem. The next 4 chapters discuss malignant diseases of the eyelid, techniques to excise malignant lesions, and approaches to reconstruct the resulting defects. There are also chapters devoted to eyelid trauma, entropion and ectropion repair, facial nerve paralysis, and eyelid changes in patients with Graves disease. The authors also included a chapter dedicated to congenital eyelid anomalies and their correction.Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery is a remarkable achievement from 2 well-respected surgeons. Virtually every procedure performed on the eyelids is covered in this comprehensive text. The illustrations and step-by-step explanations are exceptional. The narrated surgical videos are well worth the purchase price on their own. Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery would make an excellent addition to the library of any surgeon at any level performing cosmetic or reconstructive procedures on the eyelids, brow, or midface.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 12Issue 1Jan 2010 InformationCopyright 2010 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.To cite this article:Bradford A. Bader.Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery.Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.Jan 2010.69-69.http://doi.org/10.1001/archfaci.2009.115Published in Volume: 12 Issue 1: January 1, 2010PDF download