A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report

A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report

Summary:. We present the case of a 81-year-old patient with right facial palsy suffering from recurrent medial ectropion with lower lateral dislocation of the lacrimal punctum causing epiphora and photophobia. The patient was first treated for ectropion with lateral tarsal strip procedure. Unfortuna...

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Main Authors: Massimo Pinelli, MD, Marta Starnoni, MD, Giorgio De Santis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002102
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spelling doaj-c75e2503a9fb4f4cb7bb3d2f46503cc32020-11-24T21:40:11ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742019-05-0175e210210.1097/GOX.0000000000002102201905000-00062A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case ReportMassimo Pinelli, MD0Marta Starnoni, MD1Giorgio De Santis, MD2From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, ItalyFrom the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, ItalyFrom the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, ItalySummary:. We present the case of a 81-year-old patient with right facial palsy suffering from recurrent medial ectropion with lower lateral dislocation of the lacrimal punctum causing epiphora and photophobia. The patient was first treated for ectropion with lateral tarsal strip procedure. Unfortunately, this surgical procedure did not get the expected result. This was the reason we used the Mitek anchor system to fix the lower lateral dislocation of the punctum. We had no recurrence of symptoms during a follow-up period of 18 months.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002102
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Marta Starnoni, MD
Giorgio De Santis, MD
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A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
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title A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
title_short A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
title_full A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
title_fullStr A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
title_sort simplified and practical surgical treatment for medial ectropion: a case report
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series Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
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publishDate 2019-05-01
description Summary:. We present the case of a 81-year-old patient with right facial palsy suffering from recurrent medial ectropion with lower lateral dislocation of the lacrimal punctum causing epiphora and photophobia. The patient was first treated for ectropion with lateral tarsal strip procedure. Unfortunately, this surgical procedure did not get the expected result. This was the reason we used the Mitek anchor system to fix the lower lateral dislocation of the punctum. We had no recurrence of symptoms during a follow-up period of 18 months.
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