Repair of cicatricial ectropion by horizontal shortening and pedicle flap.
Senile ectropion can usually be repaired by a horizontal shortening procedure. However, in those cases where there is a cicatricial component, additional skin is needed to insure a satisfactory result. This report describes a method of correcting this type of ectropion by utilizing a combination of horizontal shortening and single pedicle flap from the upper eyelid.
D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous