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Lower Eyelid Reconstruction Case Study

Lower Blepharoplasty with repair of prior surgical complications This 68 year old gentleman came to visit me from out-of-state for assistance in managing long-standing lower... Read More

Direct brow lift: a cosmetic and reconstructive (but mostly reconstructive) procedure

Advantages and disadvantages of direct brow lifting Direct brow lifting has many advantages over other forms of brow lifting, and one major disadvantage.  I’ll start... Read More

Bringing home the hardware annually!

Dr. Walrath continually getting awards from vitals.com for compassionate care and regularly receives the “Patient’s Choice Award”!  (Well, except for 2015, when compassion was apparently... Read More

Cosmetic Reconstruction: Identify the Real Problem!

This case report is very illustrative of the importance of a careful assement of eyelid position and mechanics, as well as careful image analysis.  The... Read More

Intraoperative and Office Photos for Cosmetic Canthal Reconstruction

This image slideshow compliments the blog post “Cosmetic Reconstruction: Identify the Real Problem!“. Read More

More reviews of “Team Walrath”

Text comments from 18 recent consecutive reviews!  (Why 18?  I don’t know!  That’s what “they” gave me!) I think the attitude and culture that we... Read More

Sometimes it makes sense to do a cosmetic procedure at the same time as a reconstructive procedure

Combined cosmetic and reconstructive procedures Often times, during a reconstruction, it makes good sense to perform a cosmetic procedure at the same time.  For example,... Read More

Fixing the multi-operated eyelid

This 62 year old woman came from the Midwest for relief from the following problems: tearing and irritation on the left side.  Her story started in... Read More

Basal cell carcinoma reconstruction – optimizing cosmetic results

Basal cell carcinoma is quite common, especially on the face, since it is associated with sun exposure. Around the eyelids, it is most commonly found... Read More

Internal brow lifting

The brow position can be modified in selected patients using internal approaches:  the muscles that depress the brow medially (toward the nose) can be released from... Read More

Help! My eyes don’t close after my eyelid surgery!

Monday was just another typical day in my office: two more patients, unable to close their eyes after having eyelid surgery done elsewhere. There are... Read More

Cosmetic Reconstruction: Surgical After-Care is Critical

Cosmetic reconstruction refers to the repair of eyelid malposition after previous cosmetic surgery has been performed. Dr. Walrath sees a significant number of people who... Read More