Eye area cosmetic assessment starts with skin

NEW ORLEANS — Skin is the first feature to consider when conducting a cosmetic examination of the face and eyelid areas, according to a speaker.
Tanuj Nakra, MD, said he begins his facial assessment when he first meets the patient.
“I start with the skin,” Nakra said at Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. “The skin, as we all know, can be substantially affected by UV damage that can penetrate through the dermis and cause molecular change to the matrix and collagen structure.”
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