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J Craniofac Surg 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara.

The ugly face of civil war shows itself in the desperate patients and their extreme sequellae. The options for reconstruction of patients with late-term serious sequellae decrease and their treatments also become more difficult. A 31-year-old male patient was injured 18 months ago due to a bomb explosion and received long-term treatment through local wound care in his country. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Mar 12;9(1):4285. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.

There is increasing evidence about the effectiveness of electrochemotherapy (ECT) in the treatment of basal cell carcinomas in the head and neck region, although its role in the management of eyelid-periocular skin tumors has to be clarified. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the results of ECT in the treatment of locally advanced primary and recurrent eyelid-periocular skin basal cell carcinomas. Twelve patients with basal cell carcinoma involving the eyelid-periocular skin region were treated with ECT. Read More

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Mar/Apr;35(2):197-201

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Purpose: To evaluate the results of permanent medial tarsorrhaphy and to describe the surgical technique.

Methods: Medial tarsorrhaphy was performed on 30 eyelids with symptomatic exposure keratopathy secondary to eyelid malposition. Observational, retrospective review of preoperative and postoperative examination findings was performed. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2019 Apr;82(4):403-406

From the Department No. 16 of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

Introduction: Auricular cartilage has been largely reported as an available substitute of defected tarsus to restore lower eyelid stability. However, undesirable results such as displacement, detachment, warping, down-gaze disturbance, and surface irregularity of the cartilage graft have been reported in previous reports, some of which require reoperations. In this study, the authors present a new technique to use strips of auricular cartilage with a local flap to restore the lower eyelid stability for a reliable eyelid support. Read More

Can J Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 30;54(1):98-101. Epub 2018 Apr 30.

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom.. Electronic address:

Objective: To describe a modification of trans-conjunctival, lower eyelid retractor advancement to correct tarsal ectropion.

Design: A retrospective case review.

Participants: Consecutive patients with lower eyelid tarsal ectropion. Read More

J Burn Care Res 2019 Mar 7. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Burns Unit, Hospital Rd, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia.

Background: Current evidence suggests awaiting for scars to fully mature prior to engaging surgical reconstruction unless acute indications to prevent secondary damage, such as microstomia and eyelid ectropion are apparent.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of ablative fractional CO2 laser intervention early in the acute treatment of panfacial burn injury.

Methods: A 39-year old Asian male with 60% TBSA flame burns including panfacial involvement was developing microstomia and upper and lower eyelid ectropion early proceeding epithelialization. Read More

Front Pediatr 2019 21;7:44. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Lamellar ichthyosis is an autosomal recessive type of rare skin disorders characterized with defective epidermis leading hyperkeratosis with brownish-gray scales over the body. These patients are born as collodion babies and may also exhibit additional features like erythema, ectropion, and eclabium. This disease is mainly caused by homozygous and compound heterozygous alterations in transglutaminase 1 encoding gene (), which is located on 14q12. Read More

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2019 ;86(1):72-76

Klinika otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně a Lékařské fakulty Masarykovy univerzity Brno.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The incidence of isolated orbital floor fractures has an increasing tendency. Their optimal management is not uniform and is still being discussed in the literature. The therapeutic decision as to whether surgical intervention is necessary or conservative approach is adequate vitally depends on clinical and CT findings. Read More

Arch Craniofac Surg 2019 Feb 20;20(1):3-9. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Facial nerve palsy has an effect on a person's well-being functionally and psychologically. Therefore, comprehensive patient management is essential. One of the most common uncomfortable and potentially debilitating features is associated with the incapacity for eye closure. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Mar;67(3):350-357

Department of Ocular Tumor, Orbital Disease and Ophthalmic Radiation Therapy, The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics, multimodality imaging findings, and clinical course of iris varices.

Methods: Retrospective, noncomparative, observational case series of 28 eyes of 26 patients with iris varices, diagnosed between 2007 and 2017, has been used.

Results: The mean (±SD) age was 58. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Jan 3. Epub 2019 Jan 3.

Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, H.P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, India.

Purpose: The aims of the study were to elucidate the incidence pattern of bear-inflicted facial injuries and to document soft and hard tissue injuries, their management, and complications.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study was performed of 21 bear-associated injuries sustained to the facial region. Most patients were young to middle age and most were male. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan 8:1120672118820508. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

Ophthalmology Department, Tajo Hospital, Aranjuez, Spain.

Introduction:: The failure rate of both filtration surgery and of aqueous shunt implantation is higher for iridocorneal endothelial syndrome than in other scenarios, due to the continuous proliferation of abnormal endothelial cells over the trabecular meshwork and the filtration area and also due to the more pronounced cicatrizing response shown by these young patients. We present the first case ever described in the literature of a pregnant patient with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome and uncontrolled ocular hypertension who was implanted an Ex-PRESS mini-shunt.

Clinical Case:: A 35-year-old female presented with diminution of vision in the left eye for 2 months. Read More

Dermatol Surg 2019 Jan 4. Epub 2019 Jan 4.

University of Washington School of Medicine, Spokane, Washington.

Background: Lateral tarsal strip (LTS) and medial spindle (MS) procedures are surgical techniques used to address cicatricial ectropion.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and efficacy of simultaneous LTS and MS procedures for repair of cicatricial ectropion occurring after dermatologic surgeries.

Methods: A retrospective review of all cases of symptomatic, cicatricial, lateral, and medial punctal ectropion in 1 author's (C. Read More

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2019 Jan 1. Epub 2019 Jan 1.

Objective: Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence microscopy (OCM) has recently demonstrated its potential for accurate diagnosis of human cervical diseases. One major challenge for clinical adoption, however, is the steep learning curve clinicians need to overcome to interpret OCM images. Developing an intelligent technique for computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) to accurately interpret OCM images will facilitate clinical adoption of the technology and improve patient care. Read More

JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2018 Dec 20. Epub 2018 Dec 20.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Background: The management of lower eyelid ectropion is considered a challenge. Lower eyelid ectropion is conventionally reconstructed with a full-thickness skin graft or a local flap. However, complications as scar contracture and the recurrence of ectropion frequently occur. Read More

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

The Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery and.

Purpose: Periorbital injuries are common in face transplantation (FT) candidates. It is therefore essential that the ophthalmologist play a central role in the multidisciplinary treatment of these patients. In this study, the authors perform a comprehensive review of all procedures involving periorbital components, provide an update for the ophthalmology community regarding the current state of the field, and present 2 cases. Read More

Ophthalmologe 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.

Iatrogenic ectropion with sagging of the lower eyelid after failed excessive lower eyelid blepharoplasty is a severe complication in aesthetic surgery. Traditionally, free skin grafting is the method of choice for correction. This overview presents the cheek-midface lift as a useful and powerful method for the correction of ectropion following excessive lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Read More

Int J Retina Vitreous 2018 30;4:45. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, 850 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92697 USA.

Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disease caused by loss of expression of the paternally inherited copy of several genes on the long arm of chromosome 15. Ophthalmic manifestations of PWS include strabismus, amblyopia, nystagmus, hypopigmentation of the iris and choroid, diabetic retinopathy, cataract and congenital ectropion uvea. An overlap between PWS and oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) has long been recognized and attributed to deletion of OCA2 gene located in PWS critical region (PWCR). Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2019 Mar 4;13:16-19. Epub 2018 Nov 4.

Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.

Purpose: Chromosome 22q11.2 micro-duplication syndrome (MDS), is a rare autosomal dominant condition, with a highly variable phenotype that ranges from unremarkable and asymptomatic, to fatal due to cardiovascular defects. Hypertelorism, downslanting palpebral fissures, superior displacement of the eyebrows, and ptosis are the most commonly reported ocular manifestations. Read More

Facial Plast Surg 2018 Dec 4;34(6):657-662. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Teaching Hospital, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Eyelid reconstructions are considered challenging surgical procedures, which are mostly performed due to trauma, tumor resections, and congenital defects. Several techniques can be used to reconstruct the lower eyelid defects. In this study, the authors aimed to introduce a new single-step technique for the reconstruction of medium-sized lower eyelid defects while preventing ectropion. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2019 Jan 2;72(1):137-171. Epub 2018 Nov 2.

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 600N Wolfe St, Maumenee 505, Baltimore, 21287 MD, USA. Electronic address:

Arch Plast Surg 2018 Nov 15;45(6):525-533. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Background: Patients with ectropion experience devastating symptoms. Therefore, the prevention and management of this condition are of utmost importance. To treat ectropion, it is important to perform medial and lateral canthopexy in an effective way. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Nov;97(47):e13186

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Rationale: Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion that can develop in the oral and maxillofacial region. OF is more common in females and has a marked predilection for the mandible, occurring rarely in the maxilla. Lesions grow slowly and are usually asymptomatic until growth produces an obvious swelling, pain, paresthesia, and facial deformity. Read More

Turk J Gastroenterol 2019 01;30(1):105-108

Department of Medical Genetics, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.

Chanarin Dorfman syndrome is a multisystem, very rare, autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder, characterized by the accumulation of lipid vacuoles in neutrophils, and was first described by Dorfman in 1974. Due to a mutation in the ABHD5 gene of the short arm of chromosome 3, lipid is stored in the granulocytes at various sites in the human body, such as the muscle, liver, eye, ear, central nervous system, and bone marrow. Clinically, the disease is presented with ichthyosis, hearing loss, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, cirrhosis, cataract, keratopathy, myopathy, and mental retardation. Read More

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2018 Nov 16. Epub 2018 Nov 16.

Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.

Barber-Say syndrome is an unusual dysplasia caused by the mutation of the TWIST2 gene (2q37.3), which encodes a protein that acts at an epigenetic level. The case is presented of a 2-day-old male child in whom ectropion, hypertelorism, hypertrichosis and other dysmorphic features led to the clinical diagnosis of Barber-Say syndrome, which was later confirmed with genetic tests. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jan;30(1):226-227

Department of Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Lacrimal Surgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Japan.

The Lazy-T procedure is used to correct moderate-to-severe punctal ectropion in the lower eyelid. It includes full-thickness wedge resection of the medial lower eyelid and horizontal tarso-conjunctival diamond excision inferior to the lower punctum. However, the skin wound vertical to the relaxed skin tension lines is often conspicuous and horizontal excision of a part of the tarsus may impair function of the meibomian gland. Read More

JAMA Ophthalmol 2018 Nov 8. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Nov 2. Epub 2018 Nov 2.

Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Purpose: To report on the outcomes of our preferred surgical technique for the correction of lower eyelid cicatricial ectropion METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional analysis of a consecutive case series of patients with cicatricial lower lid ectropion treated with adhesiolysis, lateral eyelid-block excision with canthoplasty and full-thickness skin grafting. Donor sites included the ipsi- or contralateral upper eyelid and pre- or retroauricular skin. All patients were treated by one of our oculoplastic surgeons in the period from January 2005 to January 2017 in the Rotterdam Eye Hospital/Focus Clinic Rotterdam. Read More

Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2019 Jan-Feb;8(1):30-35. Epub 2018 Oct 30.

Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Purpose: To describe outcomes of 6 patients treated with plaque radiotherapy for medulloepithelioma.

Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: Computerized medical records were reviewed for patients with cytopathologically confirmed medulloepithelioma and treated with plaque radiotherapy from January 1970 to December 2017. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 25:1120672118805622. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Aim:: To test if hyaluronic acid gel injection in the upper eyelid achieves correction of congenital cicatricial ectropion and reduction in lagophthalmos, in preparation for intraocular surgery.

Methods:: This case reports the long-term outcome of hyaluronic acid gel injection in the upper eyelid for the correction of ectropion prior to cataract surgery. One millilitre of hyaluronic acid gel was injected in both the upper eyelids of a child with congenital ichthyosis in the suborbicularis plane, prior to cataract surgery. Read More

J Maxillofac Oral Surg 2018 Dec 30;17(4):625-629. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

2ENT Department, S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

Introduction: Eyelid malignant melanoma represents less than 1 % of all skin melanomas and approximately 1 % of all malignant neoplasms of the eyelid skin. Because of its relative rarity, there is a paucity of descriptive papers reporting only small series of reconstructed patients. The repair of eyelid defects represents a reconstructive challenge. Read More

J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Dec 21;46(12):2164-2175. Epub 2018 Sep 21.

Freelance Researcher, Yemen.

Purpose: Evidence on the best surgical approach with the lowest lower lid complications (LLCs) in the treatment of orbital floor (OF) and periorbital fractures (POFs) is limited because of the absence of head-to-head studies. We performed this network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare various surgical approaches in treatment of OFs and POFs, with respect to LLCs.

Materials And Methods: This NMA based on PRIMSA guidelines studied the incidence of the LLCs among various surgical approaches in the treatment of the OFs and POFs. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Oct;97(42):e12864

Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital.

Rationale: Madelung's disease is a specific type of benign symmetric lipomatosis, which is characterized by overgrowing fat distributed at the neck and shoulder. This excessive fat accumulation may occur in different regions, including vital organs, such as the larynx, trachea, or the orbits. Surgery is usually performed to correct the esthetic or functional concern of the affected area. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Feb 20;77(2):433-439. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

Plastic Surgeon Practitioner, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, François Mitterand Hospital, Dijon; Plastic and Esthetic Surgery Department, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France. Electronic address:

Purpose: Lower lid defects involving more than 75% of the lid's length or affecting the cheek are usually reconstructed with a Mustardé rotational cheek flap. This solution often induces postoperative ectropion. The Texier procedure (an upper lid myocutaneous flap and a chondromucosal alar graft) is usually indicated for 1-step reconstruction of full-thickness defects involving less than 50% of the lower lid. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Nov;29(8):2312-2315

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Messina, Messina.

Purpose: To describe the use of a double suture and conjunctival cuts in the lateral tarsal strip (LTS) and to evaluate postsurgical outcome in patients with severe involutional ectropion.

Methods: A prospective randomized study was conducted on 16 eyelids of 8 patients with symptomatic severe involutional ectropion. The 8 patients were between 62 and 79 years. Read More

J Dermatol 2018 Dec 10;45(12):1463-1467. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

TGM1 is the most common gene responsible for lamellar ichthyosis. Previous studies have suggested that patients with lamellar ichthyosis carrying two missense mutations in TGM1 show significantly less severe phenotypes than those with at least one truncating mutation in TGM1. Here, we report a patient with severe lamellar ichthyosis who was compound heterozygous for TGM1 missense mutations, including a novel one. Read More

Gynecol Obstet Invest 2018 Sep 28:1-5. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.

Background: The etiology of vaginal bleeding during pregnancy may be obstetric or non-obstetric. Though colposcopy is generally not part of the routine evaluation of 2nd- or 3rd-trimester vaginal bleeding without obvious obstetrical cause, our department does perform colposcopy and cervical cytology testing in these patients. This study assessed the need and possible contribution of colposcopy in diagnosing the etiology of 2nd- and 3rd-trimester bleeding. Read More

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018 Oct 12;34:58-61. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

Department for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Canton Hospital Zenica, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Introduction: Eye lid reconstruction followed by severe, extensive body and facial burns represents a surgical challenge due to difficulties to obtain proper, healthy skin graft, tissue ischemia and necrosis.

Presentation Of Case: We present a reconstructive lid surgery of cicatricial bilateral lower eyelid ectropion in a case of 31-year-old man who sustained thermal injuries, affecting more than 60% of total body surface area, causing severe, deep dermal burns. Reconstruction was made using the technique of skin cantus-to-cantus incision, contracture release, orbicularis liberation and lid elevation; and oversizing free full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) (Wolfe technique) from the left inguinal region, as the only healthy skin on the entire body surface. Read More

J Fr Ophtalmol 2018 Oct 11;41(8):752-758. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Department of Ophthalmology, CHR Metz-Thionville, Mercy Hospital, 1, allée du Château, 57085 Metz cedex 03, France. Electronic address:

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of two surgical techniques-lateral tarsal strip (canthoplasty) alone, and lateral tarsal strip with three-snip punctoplasty-in reducing epiphora arising from involutional ectropion with partial punctal stenosis.

Methods: Fourty patients with involutional ectropion and partial stenosis of the lacrimal punctum were randomly allocated to two treatment groups. Group 1 patients received lateral tarsal strip alone with only non-invasive stenting of the punctum, and group 2 patients received tarsal strip plus three-snip punctoplasty. Read More

Open Dent J 2018 21;12:377-387. Epub 2018 May 21.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

Objective: Evaluate the 1-year treatment outcome of zygomatic complex fractures with surgical or nonsurgical intervention.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and forty-two consecutive patients with a zygomatic complex fracture were enrolled. Sixty-eight patients underwent surgical intervention and 74 patients nonsurgical intervention. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1910-1911

Department of Ophthalmology.

Orbital implants are commonly used to repair orbital blowout fractures, to restore the functional and anatomical structure of the orbit. Porous polyethylene implants are a type of alloplastic implant and are widely used for orbital reconstruction as micropores facilitate the growth of fibers and blood vessels through the material. Rare complications associated with porous polyethylene implants used to treat blowout fractures include delayed orbital inflammation and osteomyelitis. Read More

Front Pharmacol 2018 21;9:820. Epub 2018 Aug 21.

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

Multiple modifications to the structure of curcumin have been investigated with an aim to improve its potency and biochemical properties. Previously, we have synthesized a series of curcumin analogs. In the present study, the anticancer effect of 2-pyridyl cyclohexanone, one of the curcumin analogs, on esophageal carcinoma Eca109 and EC9706 cell lines and its molecular mechanisms were investigated. Read More

Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Dec 28;51(6):1107-1118. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address:

Ineffective eyelid closure can pose a serious risk of injury to the ocular surface and eye. In cases of eyelid paresis, systematic examination of the eye and ocular adnexa will direct appropriate interventions. Specifically, 4 distinct periorbital regions should be independently assessed: eyebrow, upper eyelid, ocular surface, and lower eyelid. Read More

Neurologist 2018 Sep;23(5):152-154

Division of Critical Care Neurology.

Introduction: Elsberg syndrome (ES) is a rarely recognized cause of cauda equina syndrome and lower thoracic myelitis, mainly linked to reactivation, or occasionally primary, infection with herpes simplex virus type 2. West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with ES.

Case Report: A 63-year-old man with pancreatic cancer in remission and polymyalgia rheumatica on low-dose prednisone presented with a 10-day history of low-back pain and a viral-type illness with low-grade fever, nausea, and vomiting. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2018 Sep 20;11:119-120. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

Ann Plast Surg 2019 Jan;82(1):46-52

From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic.

Background: Reconstruction of the lower eyelid represents a unique challenge to the reconstructive surgeon. Studies evaluating the utility of the nasolabial V-Y advancement flap in lower eyelid reconstruction are limited and techniques to optimize outcomes following eyelid reconstruction with this technique are not well described. We seek to evaluate our experience and outcomes with lower eyelid reconstruction using the nasolabial perforator-based V-Y advancement flap. Read More

JAAD Case Rep 2018 Aug 20;4(7):628-630. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

Moy-Fincher-Chipps, Encino, California.

Aesthet Surg J 2018 Nov;38(12):1289-1297

Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Background: Lower eyelid blepharoplasty has continued to evolve with ongoing debate regarding optimal techniques. Despite large case series publishing excellent results and minimal complications, the true longevity of these procedures remains unclear.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine how thoroughly the aesthetic surgery literature assesses the longevity of lower blepharoplasty. Read More