A lateral tarsorrhaphy with forehead hitch to pre-empt and treat burns ectropion with a contextual review of burns ectropion management

Introduction: Facial burns around the eyes and eyelid ectropion can lead to corneal exposure, irritation, dryness, epiphora, infection or visual loss. We undertook a review of the published articles describing management of eyelid burns as well as methods to treat or prevent ectropion. We describe e...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos S Lymperopoulos, Daniel J Jordan, Ranjeet Jeevan, Kayvan Shokrollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Scars, Burns & Healing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2059513116642081