title: Lower blepharoplasty post-orbicularis approach to the orbit--a prospective study.
abstract: Fifty patients (55 incisions) requiring exploration for repair of zygomatico-orbital trauma were admitted to a prospective study using a uniform and standardised technique for the approach to the orbital rim and floor--the lower blepharoplasty incision combined with a post-orbicularis dissection. A post-operative 'Frost suture' was used in the majority of cases. The incidence of post-operative ectropion is compared to the incidence noted in a previous retrospective study (Pospisil & Fernando, 1984) and factors relating to the occurrence of ectropion are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*