title: A new technique for the treatment of lacrimal gland prolapse in blepharoplasty.
abstract: The lateral temporal fullness of the upper eyelid in patients presenting for a blepharoplasty is sometimes due to a prolapse of the lacrimal gland. The operative procedures that attempt to reposition the migrated lacrimal gland have been either dangerous in that they cause a dry-eye syndrome or unsatisfactory in that they have a high rate of recurrence or other complications. A new and different operative approach to a herniated or prolapsed lacrimal gland deals with an extraglandular concept of repositioning the gland that corresponds to the general principles of hernial surgery.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kompatscher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011391:Prolapse; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*