ABSTRACT
Introduction: Aging of the orbital region results from a combination of a dynamic process that involves bone resorption and soft tissue changes. Objective: Evaluate periorbital senile deformities.
Method: Digital photographs were analyzed using ImageJ software to compare elderly patients with young patients. The measurements of eyebrow curvature, height-width ratio of the palpebral cleft, eyelid-malar distance and relative position between the lateral and the medial corners of the eye were evaluated.
Results: Only the lateral corner of the eye presented a statistically significant decline in the older age group in relation to the younger.
Conclusions: In order to achieve the most natural and harmonious rejuvenation of the orbital region, senile deformities must be identified objectively and corrected according to the origin of each one.
Keywords: Aging; Orbit; Bone resorption; Face; Rejuvenation