<p><strong><em>The definitive resource on cutting-edge oculoplastic surgery of the upper face, eyelids, and eyebrows</em></strong></p><p>While an estimated 1.5 million brow and upper eyelid surgery procedures are performed worldwide each year, this book is the first published ophthalmologic text with detailed coverage focused solely on this topic.<cite>Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face: Eyelid Ptosis, Dermatochalasis, and Eyebrow Ptosis</cite> by distinguished oculofacial plastic surgeons and educators Michael A. Burnstine, Steven C. Dresner, David B. Samimi, Helen A. Merritt, and an impressive group of international experts fills a void in the literature. The succinct, richly illustrated text covers classification, anatomy, evaluation, and a wide spectrum of surgical approaches for each condition. Surgical videos are included.</p><p>Organized by 7 sections and 39 chapters, the book begins with clinical assessment of patients who present with upper eyelid and eyebrow conditions, followed by evidenced-based treatment protocols. All procedural chapters follow a consistent format, enabling readers to classify problems, review surgical steps, and consider key issues associated with each condition and corrective procedure. Mechanical, involutional, neurogenic, myogenic, and syndromic blepharoptoses detailed in Sections 2 to 6 include etiology, diagnosis, management, and diverse state-of-the-art resection, repair, lift, fill, and augmentation techniques.</p><p><strong>Key Features</strong><ul><li>Each procedural chapter includes an introduction, risks, benefits, informed consent, indications, relative contraindications, a preoperative checklist, required instrumentation, a step-by-step approach for surgeons beginning their career, and refined tips for more experienced surgeons.</li><li>High quality full-color operative photographs enhance knowledge of the most salient operative steps, while before and after photos demonstrate the evidence-based efficacy of eac

<p><strong>Section I Introduction</strong><br>1 Ptosis Classification<br>2 Aesthetic Anatomy of the Upper Face<br>3 Anatomic Considerations in the Aesthetic Surgery of the Upper Face<br><strong>Section II Mechanical Ptosis</strong><br>4 Mechanical Ptosis: Etiology and Management<br>5 Upper Blepharoplasty<br>6 Double Eyelid Surgery<br>7 A Guide to Eyebrow Contouring Options<br>8 Direct Eyebrow Elevation<br>9 Internal Eyebrow Lift<br>10 Midforehead Browlift Technique<br>11 Open Coronal Pretrichial Browlift Surgery<br>12 Pretrichial Temporal Browlift<br>13 Minimally Invasive Su-Por&ndash;Suture Temporal Brow Suspension: The Lift and Fill Technique<br>14 Endoscopic Upper Face and Eyebrow Lifting<br>15 Nonsurgical Management Techniques: Fillers and Neuromodulators<br>16 Fat Augmentation of the Brow<br><strong>Section III Involutional Ptosis</strong><br>17 Involutional Ptosis: Etiology and Management<br>18 External Levator Advancement with Orbicularis-Sparing Technique<br>19 Small Incision Anterior Levator Advancement<br>20 M&uuml;ller's Muscle&ndash;Conjunctival Resection<br>21 Dresner's Modification of M&uuml;ller's Muscle&ndash;Conjunctival Resection<br>22 Posterior White Line Advancement<br>23 The Fasanella&ndash;Servat Procedure<br>24 Combined Upper Blepharoplasty and Ptosis Repair<br>25 Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Repair with Concomitant Ptosis Repair<br>26 Management of Lacrimal Gland Prolapse<br><strong>Section IV Myogenic Ptosis</strong><br>27 Myogenic Ptosis: Etiology and Management<br>28 Static Myogenic Ptosis: Evaluation and Management<br>29 Surgical Management of Levator Function Less Than 4 mm<br>30 Surgical Management of Static Congenital Ptosis with Levator Function between 4 and 10 mm<br>31 Progressive Myogenic Ptosis: Evaluation and Management<br>32 Syndromic Blepharoptoses<br>33 Neurogenic Ptosis: Diagnosis and Management<br>34 Pseudoptosis: Evaluation and Management<br>35 Eyelash Ptosis Management<br>36 Blepharoptosis Reoperation<br>37 Nonsurgical Management of Ptosis<br>38 Unique Considerations in Upper Facial Surgery<br>39 Staying Out of Trouble: Strategies Based on Recent OMIC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Claims</p>