Cosmetic Lower Lid Blepharoplasty

This article will review the topic of cosmetic lower lid blepharoplasty including: preoperative patient evaluation and selection; blepharoplasty surgery; postoperative patient care; and complications of surgery. The emphasis of this article is surgical techniques, including standard lower lid blepharoplasty via a subciliary skin incision, lower lid blepharoplasty combined with lateral canthal lower lid tightening procedures, and the transconjunctival lower lid blepharoplasty procedure. Preoperative and postoperative surgical results are presented.