An alternative to a graft of skin in the treatment of lagophthalmos.
In spite of adequate preoperative evaluation, lagophthalmos may appear during a brow lift procedure if the patient has had a prior upper lid blepharoplasty. Relief of this condition may be obtained by incising the upper lid scar and spreading the wound. Subsequent granulation results in an acceptable scar.
D000368:Aged; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*