title: Repair of marginal eyelid defects with 7-0 chromic sutures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience using interrupted 7-0 chromic sutures to close marginal eyelid defects.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective case series of patients undergoing upper or lower eyelid repair with two 7-0 chromic marginal sutures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine upper and 22 lower eyelid defects were closed with the described technique. Elective removal was performed 9 to 27 days after surgery in 5 patients in whom the sutures either were no longer needed or had not spontaneously absorbed. There were no cases of suture-related corneal abrasion. Minimal notching was observed in 2 eyelids after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Closure of marginal eyelid defects with 7-0 chromic sutures simplified postoperative care. There are few complications associated with this procedure, which overall provided excellent wound healing and cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Custer
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002398:Catgut; D002648:Child; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011098:Polyglactin 910