Correction of Upper-Eyelid Depression Through Retro-Orbicularis Oculi Fat (ROOF) Augmentation Using Periumbilical Adipose Graft

• Published in: Aesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 2131 - 2136
• Main Authors: Zhou, Xing, Zeng, Ning, Wang, Haiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - transplantation; Blepharoplasty; Depression; Dissection; Evidence-based medicine; Eyelids - surgery; Facial Muscles; Humans; Hyaluronic acid; Local anesthesia; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Patient satisfaction; Plastic Surgery; Sutures; Sunken upper eyelid; OOM (orbicularis oculi muscle); Upper-eyelid depression; Periumbilical fat grafting; ROOF (retro-orbicularis oculi fat)
• ISSN: 0364-216X; 1432-5241; 1432-5241
• DOI: 10.1007/s00266-020-01828-6

Objective The authors sought to determine the efficacy of periumbilical fat block grafting to the orbital retro-orbicularis oculi fat (ROOF) layer to correct sunken-upper eyelids in Asians. Methods All patients complained about upper-eyelid hollowness and a variety of deformities. Invasive double-eyelid procedures were performed, and periumbilical fat blocks were grafted for these patients. The core procedure of this approach was to make a separation between the orbicularis oculi muscle and septum to expose the retro-orbicularis oculi fat (ROOF) and fixate the fat grafts to the desired region of ROOF. Results From February 2018 to October 2019, the novel technique was performed on 38 Chinese patients (76 eyes) in our department. After follow-up of 6–15 months, 35 patients (92%) showed satisfactory aesthetic results with approximately 20–40% fat absorption rate. No cases required a second procedure. Periumbilical scars remained hidden within the umbilicus area. Conclusions Periumbilical fat grafting in the ROOF of the sunken upper eyelid can both fill the depression and help correct over-wide double eyelid. EBM Level IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .