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Mohsen Bahmani Kashkouli1, Abtin Heirati, Farzad Pakdel
1Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
To report the first case of lacrimal gland fistula after upper eyelid blepharoplasty for blepharochalasis. Standard upper blepharoplasty and the hooding excision were performed in a female with blepharochalasis. The patient developed a fistulous tract with tearing from the incision few days after hooding excision. Fistula excision and lacrimal gland repositioning were performed. There were no complications after the repositioning procedure (6 months follow up). Prolapsed lacrimal gland and fistula formation can occur after upper blepharoplasty hooding excision.
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