V Z PROCEDURE FOR THE CORRECTION OF SENILE ECTROPION

V-Z procedure for the correction of senile ectropion.

OF the many methods devised for repair of senile ectropion of the relaxed type, the two most widely used are perhaps the Kuhnt-Szymanowski and the Blaskovicz techniques. The former may be performed in two different ways, according to whether the tarso-conjunctival triangle is excised from the middle third of the lower lid (Meller, 1950), or from its outermost part, near the lateral canthus (Els...

Revisiting the Curtis Procedure for Boutonniere Deformity Correction

The correction of paralytic medial ectropion.

Ten cases of paralytic medial ectropion associated with 7th nerve palsy were treated with a new procedure involving shortening of the medial canthal structures and division of the inferior canaliculus with subsequent marsupialisation. The success of this operation is supported by anatomical and functional studies.

The vertical orbicularis oculi muscle turn-over procedure for the correction of paralytic ectropion of the lower eyelid

BACKGROUND Static reconstruction surgery that tightens the tension of the inferior tarsus, thereby raising the lax lower eyelid, is a common treatment for paralytic ectropion of the lower eyelid. We present one such operative procedure, in which an orbicularis oculi muscle flap was used. METHODS The surgical technique involves partial resection of the tarsus and the skin, as well as a superio...

Composite Z plasty for cicatricial ectropion of Tessier III cleft.

Tessier III clefts represent one of the most difficult and challenging malformations of the face to repair. Ectropion caused by a Tessier III cleft may be secondary to a vertical loss of both the anterior and posterior lamellae of the lower eyelids.A composite Z plasty to treat recurrence of cicatricial ectropion of the lower eyelids in Tessier III cleft is described. This is not only a technic...