Patent ID: 7935110

Claim:
A surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid for improving the appearance of skin tissue of a patient, comprising the steps: A. providing: (a) an electrode in the form of an elongated first member having a first end and a distal second end being the active end of the electrode, (b) the first end being adapted for receiving a radio-frequency voltage capable of generating radio-frequency currents at the second end, (c) the second end having a generally flat bare surface configured to form a platform surface extending approximately lateral to the first member, the platform surface being rectangular and planar, the platform surface having a range of lengths from about 0.18 to 0.30 inches, a range of widths from about 0.11 to 0.14 inches, and a range of heights from about 0.01 to 0.02 inches, B. providing a radio-frequency generating instrument for supplying radio-frequency currents in the megacycle range to the electrode when activated; C. connecting the first end of the electrode to the radio-frequency generating instrument; D. applying the platform surface of the electrode to the patient's inside surface of the upper eyelid or lower eyelid to be treated and continuously moving the platform surface of the electrode back and forth while in contact with the inside eyelid surface such that radio-frequency currents are applied to the patient's tissue in contact with the platform surface while the radio-frequency generating instrument is activated to improve the appearance of the eyelid being treated.