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Blepharoplasty update.

Norman J Pastorek
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The author's current perspective of blepharoplasty is a product of a 30-year evolution in treating the aging eyelid. A review of the literature highlighting the most recent techniques can provide the reader with state of the art thinking by many authors on the subject. Some-times, however, a single surgeon's lifetime experience with a surgical procedure also can be insightful. The article details the author's experience with blepharoplasty.

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Norman J Pastorek. 2002. Blepharoplasty update.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1064-7406(03)00080-4

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