Cosmetic eyelid surgery improves patients' quality of life.Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Cosmetic surgery to repair droopy droop v. drooped, droop·ing, droops v.intr. 1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" eyelids has also been found to improve patients' overall quality of life, say researchers. Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty Definition Blepharoplasty is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes fat deposits, excess tissue, or muscle from the eyelids to improve the appearance of the eyes. (BLEF-uh-ro-plas-te) is surgery to repair droopy eyelids by removing excess skin, muscle and fat. Eyelids stretch and lose elasticity as people age. As a result, excess fat may gather above and below the eyelids, causing sagging eyebrows, drooping upper lids and bags under your eyes. Besides making patients look older, severely sagging skin around the eyes can also impair vision. The researchers surveyed 26 adult patients undergoing bilateral upper and lower lid cosmetic blepharoplasty. The study showed that procedure had a positive impact on quality of life for almost all the outcome measures used in the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI GBI Georgia Bureau of Investigation GBI Green Building Initiative GBI Ground Based Interceptor GBI Grand Bahama Island GBI Green Bank Interferometer GBI Generic Bus Interface GBI Gain By Inventory GBI Garrett Bureau of Investigation ). The authors noted that most patients who undergo a blepharoplasty procedure do so to feel better about their appearance, and improve their self-esteem. The study was presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF AAO-HNSF American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation ) Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO in San Diego. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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