Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados de autoestima e qualidade de vida em pacientes submetidos à blefaroplastia superior. Métodos: Um estudo transversal foi realizado na Universidade Federal de São Paulo. A autoestima e a qualidade de vida de 29 pacientes submetidos à blefaroplastia superior foram comparadas com 20 voluntários pareados para idade. Durante a avaliação pré-operatória, os pacientes e voluntários foram submetidos a exames oftalmológicos completos e responderam a dois questionários: a escala de autoestima de Rosenberg (RSES) e a avaliação da […]

Objective: To evaluate the self-esteem and quality-of-life outcomes in patients undergoing upper blepharoplasty. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at Federal University of São Paulo. The self-esteem and quality-of-life of 29 patients undergoing upper blepharoplasty were compared with 20 age-matched volunteers from the general population. During preoperative assessment, the patients and volunteers underwent complete ophthalmological examinations and answered two questionnaires: the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) and the World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF). The RSES is a ten-item […]