I was invited to perform a live surgical demonstration of incisional ptosis correction with epicanthoplasty at Severance Hospital.
The format was as follows. Four invited surgeons operated simultaneously, each delivering a brief lecture during the case to plastic surgery colleagues, taking questions, and exchanging perspectives.
The session topic, indicated by the arrow, was "Incisional Blepharoplasty for Mild Ptosis."
Incisional blepharoplasty refers to the open-incision double-eyelid procedure, and mild ptosis refers to subclinical drooping of the upper lid.
It is worth noting that mild ptosis is not covered by national insurance in Korea. Insurance applies to severe ptosis only.
What we routinely call ptosis correction is performed for the mild end of the spectrum.
Here I am giving a brief lecture in front of the monitor.
The design phase with the patient is captured on the camera behind us and broadcast live.
The procedure itself is the same as a routine case. We mark the design, confirm the shape with the patient using a mirror, and proceed.
Faculty surgeons from the host hospital are observing in the room.
The case typically runs 30 minutes to an hour.
My average is 40-50 minutes, but lecturing during the case stretched this one closer to an hour.
Typical post-op swelling looks like this.
One week.
One month.
It has been a while since I last posted. That was tiring.