Inferior tarsal muscle-conjunctivectomy for reverse ptosis repair: A novel technique |
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| Authors: | Ramón Medel Òscar Balaguer Solé Luz María Vasquez |
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| Affiliation: | Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Department, Instituto de Microcirugia Ocular, Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | We describe a new technique for treatment of reverse ptosis in a patient with Horner Syndrome by means of excision of conjunctiva and inferior tarsal muscle. Surgery with eversion of inferior ptotic eyelid, placement of the Putterman ptosis clamp on the conjunctiva under inferior tarsus, suturing under incarcerated tissue and resection of 6mm of conjunctiva and inferior tarsal muscle was done under local anaesthesia in a short operating time with good cosmetic results without eyelid malposition or skin scar. |
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| Keywords: | Horner syndrome inverted ptosis lower eyelid ptosis reverse ptosis Putterman clamp |
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