title: Surgical management of persistent congenital eversion of the upper eyelids.
abstract: Most cases of congenital eversion of the upper eyelids resolve spontaneously within two weeks of birth. We present a case of persistent upper-eyelid eversion that did not even after two months of conservative management. A previously undescribed mechanism, consisting of a vertical elongation of the eyelid in its posterior aspect creating a relative skin deficiency, was probably responsible for this eversion. Skin grafts provided rapid resolution with a good cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakakura
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004483:Ectropion / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques