[Extensive xanthelasma--a surgical solution: case report].
Xanthelasma can be treated with acids, laser or primary suture, all presenting frequent relapses besides being inefficacious in extensive cases. The authors present the functional and esthetic result of a female patient's case with extensive xanthelasmas on the upper and lower eyelids which were removed combined with upper and lower blepharoplasty, using the skin removed from the upper eyelids to cover the defect in the lower, and vice-versa.
Pereira
Filipe José
FJ
Serviço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Governador Celso Ramos, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. filipejpereira@ig.com.br
Velasco e Cruz
Antonio Augusto
AA
Guimarães Neto
Heriberto Pinto
HP
Ludvig
Cristiano Coelho
CC
D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*
D008055:Lipids