Video demonstrates the technique of precise and complete release of the tear trough ligament and the origins of the orbicularis oculi. The dissection was performed as atraumatically as possible by utilizing the ‘dissection through the facial soft tissue spaces’ approach. From "The Long-Term Static and Dynamic Effects of Surgical Release of the Tear Trough Ligament and Origins of the Orbicularis Oculi in Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: September 2019 - 144(3).
Keywords: tear trough ligament; orbicularis oculi function; functional change; release; aesthetic effects