6 Blindness with Blepharoplasty and Injectables

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10.1055/b-0038-165839 6 Blindness with Blepharoplasty and InjectablesFrancesco M. Egro and Foad Nahai Summary Blindness is fortunately a rare, yet devastating, complication that may occur following blepharoplasty or filler injections. Knowledge…

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5 Periocular Infection

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10.1055/b-0038-165838 5 Periocular InfectionTed H. Wojno Summary Periocular bacterial infection is relatively common but, fortunately, quite rare after eyelid surgery. This chapter reviews the causes of such infections and their…

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4 Retrobulbar Hemorrhage

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10.1055/b-0038-165837 4 Retrobulbar HemorrhageDenise S. Kim Summary Retrobulbar hemorrhage is an infrequent but acutely vision-threatening complication of periorbital and orbital surgery in which hemorrhage in the retrobulbar space causes orbital…

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2 Evaluation of the Eyelid

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10.1055/b-0038-165835 2 Evaluation of the EyelidFoad Nahai and Ted H. Wojno Summary The preoperative evaluation is essential to determine the needs of the patient and suitability for aesthetic surgery. We…

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3 General: Clinical Overview

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10.1055/b-0038-165836 3 General: Clinical OverviewTed H. Wojno Loss of vision and/or double vision is a devastating complication of ocular and periocular surgery and disease. Often, the patient fails to make…

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8 Surgery in Adults

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10.1055/b-0039-169073 8 Surgery in Adults Abstract This chapter starts with minimally invasive surgery of the palate, palatal implants, and stiffening procedures. Then the various current invasive palatal procedures, including tonsils,…

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3 Diagnosis of Sleep-Disordered Breathing

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10.1055/b-0039-169068 3 Diagnosis of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Abstract This chapter focuses on the workup of a patient with sleep-disordered breathing. As in all domains of medicine, the workup starts with the…

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5 Surgical Principles

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10.1055/b-0039-169070 5 Surgical Principles Abstract This chapter focuses on surgical principles in sleep-disordered breathing that might help select suitable patients for surgery. Factors that need to be addressed after extensive…

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4 Nonsurgical Treatment: Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Positional Therapy, Mandibular Advancement Devices, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Multimodality Treatment

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10.1055/b-0039-169069 4 Nonsurgical Treatment: Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Positional Therapy, Mandibular Advancement Devices, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Multimodality TreatmentNico de Vries, Peter van Maanen, Linda B. L. Benoist, and Aarnoud Hoekema…

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