title: The treatment of lacrimal gland prolapse in blepharoplasty.
abstract: Careful evaluation of the patient undergoing blepharoplasty should include an assessment of lacrimal gland position. Lacrimal gland prolapse, if uncorrected at the time of surgery, will result in lid asymmetry. The purpose of this article is to review the anatomy of the lacrimal gland, the causes of herniation, and the surgical management in conjunction with blepharoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Petrelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011391:Prolapse; D013518:Surgery, Plastic