title: The buried vertical mattress: a simplified technique for eyelid margin repair.
abstract: We describe a new approach for the closure of eyelid margin defects. We conducted a prospective evaluation of patients undergoing the buried vertical mattress technique for full-thickness eyelid margin repair and found that 90 patients (follow-up, 3 to 18 months; average, 6 months) had eyelid margin defects closed with the use of a buried vertical mattress technique. There were no cases of dehiscence, and only 5 (5.5%) patients had minor notch formation. We conclude that the buried vertical mattress suture technique can be a safe and effective method to close eyelid margin defects while saving postoperative time and the cost of multiple sutures.
authors.affiliation: Eglin Regional Hospital, 96th Medical Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 32542, USA.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burroughs
authors.forename: Charles N S
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Soparkar
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Patrinely
mesh_terms: D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D011098:Polyglactin 910