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Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty
Mohammad Taher Rajabi1, Ali Makateb, Hassan Hashemi
1*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.
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.
