Subciliary Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty: How To Avoid Complications
09-12, 17:30–17:45 (Europe/Istanbul), Facial Plastic 1 (ICC - B2 Floor - Çamlıca)

Subciliary lower eyelid blepharoplasty has evolved to achieve a more harmonious, natural appearance with a fuller, unoperated look, while minimizing complications. Whereas lower eyelid malposition was once common, its incidence has been markedly reduced through careful preoperative evaluation, meticulous surgical planning, precise technique, and attentive postoperative care. Prophylactic maneuvers that maintain or reinforce lower lid support include preservation of the pretarsal orbicularis oculi muscle, conservative skin and muscle resection, and suspension of the orbicularis oculi muscle and/or tarsus to the periosteum of the lateral orbital rim. Releasing the orbicularis retaining ligament and transposing orbital fat over the rim, rather than excising it, smooths the lid–cheek junction, corrects the tear trough deformity, and reduces the appearance of lower eyelid fat prolapse. This presentation outlines a comprehensive approach to achieving a smooth lid–cheek transition while preserving or restoring lower lid support and provides detailed postoperative guidelines to optimize recovery.


To obtain the desired aesthetic result while preserving the natural eyelid shape and minimizing the risk of complications

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Prof. Dr. Özcan Çakmak is board-certified in Facial Plastic Surgery by both the European and International Boards. Following his academic career at Başkent University and Acıbadem University, he established his private practice, FACEISTANBUL, in 2014. For more than two decades, he has focused exclusively on the surgical rejuvenation of the aging face. His current practice is dedicated to facial rejuvenation procedures, including deep-plane facelift, neck lift, deep neck contouring, brow lift, lip lift, blepharoplasty, and facial fat grafting.

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Prof Ullas Raghavan received higher surgical training at the University Hospitals of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. He was awarded a Clinical Fellowship by the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery in 2005 and received training from renowned centres in France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and the US.

In addition to the certification by the European and International Board of Facial Plastic Surgery, he is certified by the Royal College of Surgeons as a facial cosmetic surgeon . He has over 60 scientific papers and written chapters on facial plastic surgery in Scott Brown’s Textbook of Otorhinolaryngology, Operative Head and Neck Surgery, Practical Otorhinolaryngology, Atlas of Otorhinolaryngology etc and lectured on facial aesthetic and reconstructive surgery in various meeting nationally and internationally.  He is an honorary Professor of Facial Plastic Surgery for SGRD University, Amritsar, India and is a faculty of various national and international workshops and courses. 

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