Management of cicatricial entropion of the upper lid using acellular human dermal allograft.

Abstract

Cicatricial entropion with trichiasis can be a challenging problem to manage. This condition is caused by scarring of the tarsus and the inward rotation or the defect of the lid margin. A variety of biological materials have been used to reconstruct the disfigured lid margin. Tarsal wedge resection and modified grey line splitting with acellular human dermal allograft insertion by 10/0 nylon sutures passing through the eyelid margin allow for correction of the cicatricial entropion while providing a reconstructed lid margin. This technique produces satisfying cosmetic and functional results when used to treat mild to moderate cicatricial entropion with lid margin distortion.

• Authors: J Chen, Z Wang, J Gu
• Journal: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS (J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg) Vol. 61 Issue 6 Pg. 610-4 (Jun 2008) ISSN: 1878-0539 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 17652047 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Blepharoplasty (methods)
• Burns, Chemical (surgery)
• Cicatrix (surgery)
• Entropion (surgery)
• Eye Burns (surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Reoperation (methods)
• Skin Transplantation (methods)
• Treatment Outcome