Internal vertical eyelid shortening to treat surgically induced segmental blepharotosis.
In a procedure to relieve segmental blepharoptosis after surgery for thyroid eyelid retraction and carcinoma, I applied a clamp to the internal eyelid tissues over the blepharoptotic segment, and excised the tissues held in the clamp. The procedure was successful in four patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques