title: Surgical repair of lateral canthal web.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a complication of combined upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty and its surgical correction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A lateral canthal web that resulted from upper and lower blepharoplasty was treated using the del Campo tissue transposition technique, previously described for repair of epicanthal folds.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The transposition flap corrected the lateral canthal web, improving the patient's symptoms and the appearance of the eyelids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A lateral canthal web may form as a consequence of vertical tissue insufficiency after blepharoplasty. A vertical lengthening procedure can correct the lateral canthal web.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: H B Harold
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps