H B Harold Lee1, Elizabeth A Bradley. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To present a complication of combined upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty and its surgical correction. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A lateral canthal web that resulted from upper and lower blepharoplasty was treated using the del Campo tissue transposition technique, previously described for repair of epicanthal folds. RESULTS: The transposition flap corrected the lateral canthal web, improving the patient's symptoms and the appearance of the eyelids. CONCLUSIONS: A lateral canthal web may form as a consequence of vertical tissue insufficiency after blepharoplasty. A vertical lengthening procedure can correct the lateral canthal web.
PURPOSE: To present a complication of combined upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty and its surgical correction. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A lateral canthal web that resulted from upper and lower blepharoplasty was treated using the del Campo tissue transposition technique, previously described for repair of epicanthal folds. RESULTS: The transposition flap corrected the lateral canthal web, improving the patient's symptoms and the appearance of the eyelids. CONCLUSIONS: A lateral canthal web may form as a consequence of vertical tissue insufficiency after blepharoplasty. A vertical lengthening procedure can correct the lateral canthal web.