Dermatochalasis Treatment with Radiowave Surgery

Abstract

Objective: To describe the results of upper eyelid blepharoplasty performed with radiosurgery in patients with upper eyelid dermatochalasis.

Methods: A longitudinal descriptive study was carried out with patients from the ophthalmology service at Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras, from January 2021 to December 2022. After applying the selection criteria, the sample was made up of the first 50 patients who attended consecutively.

Results: Patients aged 60-79 years predominated, as well as the female sex and the white skin color (p > 0.05). A complete reduction of redundant skin was achieved in more than 50 %. The average surgical time with radiofrequency was 35.9 min. Patient satisfaction was good in 96 %. Postoperative complications were present in 32 % of patients, only in two patients were they serious, but did not leave any sequelae.

Conclusions: Radiowave surgery for treating dermatochalasis allows to achieve the desired aesthetic outcome, with satisfaction for both the physician and the patients, who achieve an improvement in their quality of life.