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Published on: October 20, 2019
[Congenital malformations of the eyelids]
1Unité de chirurgie plastique et reconstructive Hôpital cantonal universitaire de Genève.
Abstract:
Congenital malformations of the eyelids have been classified in many ways, considering their various origins. The author proposes hereby a simplified classification concentrated on the therapy: 1. isolated malformations of one or two eyelids 2. palpebral anomalies associated with a more extensive craniofacial malformative syndrome 3. congenital tumors On this basis the author examines the most frequent malformations: blepharoptosis, coloboma, epicanthus, blepharophimosis, microblepharism and some congenital tumors. For each of these lesions, a surgical treatment is proposed and illustrated.
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