Objective:

To describe the results of CO2 laser blepharoplasty and radiosurgery performed in patients with upper eyelid dermatochalasis.

Methods:

A descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in patients of the Ophthalmology Service of the Clinical Surgical Hospital “Hermanos Ameijeiras”. After applying the selection criteria, the sample consisted of the first 100 patients who attended consecutively and were randomly divided into two groups of 50 cases each. Group A underwent transcutaneous upper blepharoplasty with radiofrequency and group B underwent transcutaneous upper blepharoplasty with CO2 laser.

Results:

In both groups, patients between 60 and 79 years of age, female gender and white skin color predominated (p>0.05); a complete reduction of redundant skin was achieved in more than 50%. The average surgical time with CO2 laser was 31.5 min and with radiofrequency 35.9 min. Intraoperative bleeding was lower in those operated with the CO2 laser. Patient satisfaction was good in both groups. Postoperative complications: 16 % of group A and 11 % of group B presented some complication.

Conclusions:

It was observed that with the use of CO2 laser the surgical time, intraoperative bleeding and complications decreased; thus improving room utilization. Both techniques showed a high degree of satisfaction and improvement of palpebral aesthetics, so they are effective and safe.

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