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Surgical outcome of minimal resection with full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon
Author(s) -
Jeong H.C.,
Sohn E.J.,
Kwon Y.H.,
AHN H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0276
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrous joint , orbicularis oculi muscle , surgery , eyelid , resection , retrospective cohort study , medical record
Purpose To introduce the minimal skin & orbicularis oculi muscle resection with full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon and its surgical outcome. Methods A retrospective review of The medical records was performed on lower lid epiblepharon patients who were followed for more than 6 month following surgical correction performed between January 2004 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. All surgeries were performed by one surgeon using minimal skin & orbicularis oculi muscle resection and the full thickness rotating suture technique for the lower lid epiblepharon correction. Results A total of 943 lower lid epiblepharon patient (403 male, 540 female) records were included in the analysies. The mean patient age was 6.7 ± 2.4 years, and the mean postoperative follow‐up was 12.9 ± 7.2 months. Eyelid shape and function were well maintained in 904 patients (95.9%), with no recurrence during the follow‐up. Among the recurrent cases (39 patients [4.1%]), 19 patients (2%) underwent a second correction surgery. Conclusions The minimal skin & orbicularis oculi muscle resection with full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon showed good surgical outcome with few complications and high success rate.