Modified vertical mattress technique for eyelid margin repair.
BACKGROUND
Eyelid margin repair requires meticulous technique to avoid trichiasis, inadequate cosmesis, and eye injury.


OBJECTIVE
The objective was to describe a simplified repair technique for simple eyelid margin defects.


METHODS
A simplified technique for eyelid margin repair using a vertical mattress suture just posterior to the gray line is described.


RESULTS
This simplified technique allows for excellent eyelid margin repair with a low incidence of notching and a high level of cosmetic satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
Eyelid margin repair using an absorbable vertical mattress suture allows for excellent wound healing and cosmesis.
Perry
Julian D
JD
Division of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. perryj1@ccf.org
Aguilar
Claudia Lorena
CL
Kuchtey
Rachel
R
D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques