Abstract
An electrosurgery unit (ESU) is the mainstay of bleeding control in blepharoplasty. There are two different types of ESUs: monopolar (m-ESU) and bipolar (b-ESU). We used m- and b-ESUs in upper, lower, and combined blepharoplasty and compared their outcomes. In this retrospective file review of 292 blepharoplasty patients, we excluded 14 who were lost to follow-up or had missing data; among the 278 enrolled patients, we recorded operative time, a surgeon panel's score for edema and ecchymosis on the third postoperative day, patients' scores of their satisfaction and inconvenience, and postoperative complications. One hundred thirty-nine patients were included in the m-ESU and b-ESU group. Overall, 105 patients underwent upper blepharoplasty, 77 underwent lower blepharoplasty, and 96 underwent combined blepharoplasty. The total mean operative time in the m-ESU and b-ESU was 67.94 and 62.82 minutes, respectively. This difference was not significant (P > .05). The panel's edema and patient satisfaction and inconvenience scores were significantly better in the b-ESU group (P < .05). There were no significant differences in the panel's ecchymosis score and frequency as well as nature of complications between the m-ESU and b-ESU group...Continue Reading
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