title: Use of tarsal plate resection in blepharoplasty on atonic lower lids.
abstract: We did blepharoplasties with tarsal plate resections on 24 lower lids in 13 patients, two of whom had an established ectropion and 11 of whom had a tendency to a lax ectropion. No ectropion developed in these high risk patients. The tarsal plate resection may be useful for an established atonic ectropion, or in a primary blepharoplasty or in secondary blepharoplasty patients with atonic lower lids. It should not cause detectable scarring.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*