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[Orbital fat decompression techniques].

P-Y Robert·P Camezind·J-P Adenis
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Fat removal orbital decompression (FROD) was first described by Olivari in 1988. Through a blepharoplasty approach, fat pads from the five palpebral pockets, as well as intraconal fat, are carefully removed. The main complications are retrobulbar hemorrhage and postoperative diplopia. The best indications are patients with wide orbits without compressive optic neuropathy. FROD is an inescapable procedure in a balanced approach to surgical orbital decompression.

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BlepharoplastyDecompression, SurgicalDiplopiaGraves DiseaseHumansLipectomyOculomotor MusclesOrbitPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CareRetrobulbar HemorrhageEnglish AbstractJournal ArticleReview

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P-Y Robert, P Camezind, J-P Adenis. 2004. [Orbital fat decompression techniques].. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96226-2

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