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A simple and effective tarsorrhaphy technique without the use of external bolsters
1Department of Ophthalmology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
A tarsorrhaphy technique is described that employs absorbable sutures that are externally applied in a mattress fashion and allowed to bury themselves. Advantages of the technique include simplicity, reliability, and the avoidance of external bolsters.