Background: Several studies have been conducted evaluating psychological effects following aesthetic surgery, however few of them following blepharoplasty!
Purpose: To determine whether blepharoplasty affects quality of life and satisfaction as well as, emotional stability and self-esteem in patients who underwent only blepharoplasty.
Design: A retrospective study including transdermal blepharoplasty operations between the years 1995 and 2008.
Methods: A self-developed and indication-specific questionnaire especially for blepharoplasty, as well as the standardized testing instruments FLZM, FPI-R, and RSES, concerning quality of life, body image, personality, and self-esteem was utilized.