title: Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty.
abstract: The authors report a case where formalin was accidentally injected into the eyelids of a 71-year-old woman undergoing blepharoplasty, causing full thickness necrosis of both upper eyelids and ocular complications that required multiple reconstructive surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; †Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Cincinnati Eye Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; ‡Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and §Department of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Ohio, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Mohammad Taher
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rajabi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makateb
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Djalilian
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nerad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005404:Fixatives / Q000633:toxicity*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D056965:Injections, Intraocular; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D005404:Fixatives; D005557:Formaldehyde