Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG Laser Blepharoplasty

University of California Irvine (UCI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lower Eyelid Entropion

Treatments: Procedure: Holmium: YAG laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00842764

20086593

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FDA approved Holmium:YAG laser for reducing lower eyelid bags.

Full description

The researchers are interested in learning if the more precise Holmium:YAG laser can effectively tighten the orbital septum, a barrier of the orbit which holds fat in the bony orbit, while resulting in less unintentional surrounding damage and side effects.

Enrollment: 7 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male/female 30 years and older
• have pronounced lower eyelid fat pads.

Exclusion criteria

• based on medical problems.
• Previous surgery or trauma to lower eyelid or orbit.
• pregnant or lactating.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7 participants in 1 patient group

Holmium: YAG laser

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will go under minimally invasive Holmium: YAG laser blepharoplasty

Treatment:

Procedure: Holmium: YAG laser