Prevalence of Masked versus Unmasked Blepharoptosis in Subjects Seeking for Blepharoplasty and or Eyebrow Lift.

To report the prevalence of unmasked versus masked in subjects seeking for eyelid and eyebrow rejuvenation. This retrospective study included subjects (>18 years) who were seeking for blepharoplasty and/or eyebrow lift procedures in the year 2020. They were either having Included were 1401 subjects with a mean age of 47.2 years. The prevalence of masked and unmasked ptosis was 31% (90% unilateral) and 15.6% (59% bilateral), respectively. A significantly younger mean age (45.6 vs. 59.7 years), higher MRD1 (2.6 vs. 1.9 mm), and better LF (13.3 vs. 11.3 mm) were observed in the masked vs. unmasked ptosis group. More than 80% of the subjects with masked ptosis presented with indirect signs. A majority of both groups (68.8% of masked and 63.5% of unmasked ptosis) were mild to moderate. Almost half of the subjects seeking for eyelid and eyebrow rejuvenation had either