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Surgical repair of lateral canthal web
H B Harold Lee1, Elizabeth A Bradley
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Purpose:
To present a complication of combined upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty and its surgical correction.
Design:
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.
