Adjustable Medial Epicanthoplasty Using a Rotational Flap for Epiblepharon Repair.
J Craniofac Surg
; 33(4): 1218-1221, 2022 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-34789670
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT This report aimed to introduce the new adjustable rotational skin flap for epicanthoplasty in combination with traditional epiblepharon repair by the modified Hotz procedure. This retrospective study involved 25 consecutive patients with superficial punctate keratitis secondary to epiblepharon complicated with epicanthal fold who underwent the combined surgery between 2019 and 2020. The mean patient age was 11.4âyears in this study with a median follow-up was 8months (range, 3-12months). The rationale of the surgery was to release vertical tension of the eyelids by dissecting dense connective tissue beneath the epicanthal fold and to form a new medial canthus using a rotational skin flap supplied by the redundant the upper and/or lower eyelid skin excised during the epiblepharon repair. Postsurgical resolution ofsuperficial punctate keratitis and patient satisfaction was achieved in all patients. Additionally, there were no complications, and no revisional surgery was required in all patients for a median 8âmonths follow-up period. Utilizing a rotational skin flap during epiblepharon repair is a useful adjunct during epicanthoplasty surgery. This modification is well tolerated and allows for intraoperative adjustment, whereas minimizing scarring and allowing for improved tissue relaxation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blepharoplasty
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Craniofac Surg
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article