title: A simple and effective tarsorrhaphy technique without the use of external bolsters.
abstract: A tarsorrhaphy technique is described that employs absorbable sutures that are externally applied in a mattress fashion and allowed to bury themselves. Advantages of the technique include simplicity, reliability, and the avoidance of external bolsters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Quist
mesh_terms: D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures