VIDEO: Ophthalmic surgeons’ skills translatable to Kybella, other aesthetic injectables

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Increased emphasis has been placed on minimally invasive cosmetic improvement, an area of expertise adaptable to ophthalmic practice, according to a speaker here.“I think ophthalmologists are the most adept injectors … and the skills that you develop in the OR are certainly transferable to a 30-gauge needle,” Steve G. Yoelin, MD, told colleagues at Hawaiian Eye, where he related his own experience of translating his skills as an ophthalmologist to a practice focused on aesthetics.

Andrew Harrison, MD, named speaker of the day for Hawaiian Eye’s oculoplastics program

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Each day of Hawaiian Eye, attendees vote for the Speaker of the Day from the meeting’s esteemed, world-renowned faculty. Andrew Harris, MD, was named Saturday’s Speaker of the Day for the Oculoplastics Symposium, which kicked off the 2016 installment of the annual meeting.Harris peppered his two blepharoplasty lectures with humor. He is the director of oculoplastic and orbital surgery at the University of Minnesota. – by Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS