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Botulinum toxin type A (BTX) injections are widely employed to alleviate dynamic facial rhytids and also can improve scar quality by reducing scar tension. The authors assessed whether simultaneous transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty and BTX injections could improve subciliary scar quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The objective of this study was to assess whether simultaneous transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty and BTX injections could improve subciliary scar quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a prospective, randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial. Between May 2015 and May 2018, 40 adults who underwent bilateral transcutaneous lower blepharoplasties were randomized to receive BTX (n = 20) or vehicle (normal saline; n = 20) injections into the lateral orbicularis oculi muscle immediately after wound closure. Vancouver Scar Scale, Visual Analogue Scale, and photographic scar width measurements at 3 reference points were recorded at the final clinical follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-seven patients completed the trial. Vancouver Scar Scale and Visual Analogue Scale scores in the experimental and vehicle control groups were similar, but scar widths in the experimental group at all measured points were significantly narrower than in the vehicle control group (P &amp;lt; 0.001, P = 0.027, and P &amp;lt; 0.001 at each measured point, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty scars in Asians can be significantly narrowed by simultaneous BTX injections without additional complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence 4<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p\/>\n                  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