Open AccessA Simplified and Practical Surgical Treatment for Medial Ectropion: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Massimo Pinelli,
Marta Stari,
Giorgio De Santis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery. global open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.759
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 2169-7574
DOI - 10.1097/gox.0000000000002102
Subject(s) - medicine , ectropion , surgery , photophobia , palsy , eyelid , alternative medicine , pathology
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.