Anterior Lamellar Recession, Blepharoplasty, and Supratarsal Fixation for Cicatricial Upper Eyelid Entropion Without Lagophthalm
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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE Eye (2016) 30, 627–631 provided by eprints Iran University of Medical Sciences © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0950-222X/16 www.nature.com/eye Anterior lamellar GH Aghai, A Gordiz, KG Falavarjani and CLINICAL STUDY MB Kashkouli recession, blepharoplasty, and supratarsal fixation for cicatricial upper eyelid entropion without lagophthalmos Abstract Purpose To assess the results of anterior Eye (2016) 30, 627–631; doi:10.1038/eye.2016.12; lamellar recession, blepharoplasty, and published online 12 February 2016 supratarsal fixation procedure in patients with upper eyelid cicatricial entropion Introduction without lagophthalmos. Methods In a prospective interventional case Upper eyelid cicatricial entropion (UCE) may series, 52 eyelids (32 patients) were included present as mild (trichiasis), moderate (entropion (April 2009–December 2010). Excluded were without lagophthalmos), or severe (entropion patients with previous eyelid surgeries, with lagophthalmos) form.1 Different type of lagophthalmos, and o12 months procedures has been introduced for different of follow-up. Using a microscope, after severity of UCE. Since there is no single recessing anterior lamella 3–4 mm above procedure for each severity of UCE, type of 2 the eyelid margin, it was fixed with 4–5 procedure should be tailored individually. interrupted 6-0 vicryl sutures. Excess anterior Trichiasis (mild UCE) is mostly treated with lamella was then excised (blepharoplasty), eyelash ablating procedures such as electrolysis supratarsal fixation sutures (6-0 vicryl) were and occasionally block resection of the involved 3 put and the skin was closed with 6-0 nylon section of trichiasis. Presence of lagophthalmos (severe UCE) implies a need for posterior lamellar sutures. Success and failure defined based graft to lengthen the posterior lamella.2 Some Eye Research Center, upon eyelash-globe touch on the last follow- procedures addressing the moderate UCE include Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran up visit (at least 12 months), respectively. University of Medical anterior lamellar recession, marginal rotation, Results There were 21 females (65.6%) Sciences, Tehran, Iran and tarsal fracture, in which anterior lamellar and 11 males (34.4%) with a mean age of recession with its modifications have shown a 69.7 years (SD = 6.9) and mean follow-up Correspondence: – 4–8 of 21.06 months (SD = 8.26). Success was good success rate of 72 89% in the literature. MB Kashkouli, Opthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive observed in 39 (75%) and failure in 13 (25%). It consists of splitting skin and orbicularis oculi muscle from tarsus and conjunctiva, Surgery Unit, Eye Research Mean time of failure was 4.5 months (SD = 3). Center, Rassoul Akram Although re-treatment with radio-frequency recessing the anterior lamella and leaving Hospital, Iran University of 6,9,10 electrolysis (eight eyelids) and re-anterior the exposed tarsus bare. Although it is an Medical Sciences, Niayesh lamellar recession (two eyelids) resulted effective procedure, the excess anterior lamella ST. Sattarkhan Avenue, and dermatochalasis remains a bulk and may Tehran 14455-364, Iran in success in 12 eyelids with failure, two Tel: +98 21 88090456; patients (three eyelids) declined further slide on the bare tarsus back toward the eyelid Fax: +98 21 66509162. 4 procedure. Except for thickened eyelid margin. Therefore, covering of the bare tarsus E-mail: mkashkouli2@gmail. margin, no complications were observed. (different grafts) and excess skin removal have com Conclusion Anterior lamellar recession, been recommended to prevent downward blepharoplasty, and supratarsal fixation migration of anterior lamella and provide a less Received: 17 July 2015 4–13 fi Accepted in revised form: procedure is an effective and safe technique bulky eyelid. Furthermore, a rm attachment 21 November 2015 for the treatment of the upper eyelid of the anterior lamella at the supratarsal area, to Published online: cicatricial entropion without lagophthalmos. our view, would prevent downward migration 12 February 2016 Anterior lamellar recession for cicatricial entropion GH Aghai et al 628 and consequently recurrence of the upper eyelid medications included oral antibiotic (Cephalexin 500 mg entropion. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the QID for 3 days), topical antibiotic (twice a day for 1 week) results of anterior lamellar recession, blepharoplasty, and and steroid (twice a day for 4 weeks) creams on the supratarsal fixation without any graft on the bare tarsus. wound, and artificial tear eye drop (four times daily). They were followed on day 1 (opening the dressing), week 1 (removing the stitches), month 1, and every Subjects and methods 3 months then after up to at least 12 months (success This is a prospective, non-comparative, interventional assessment). They were asked to return to clinic if they case series of all patients with moderate UCE from became symptomatic at any time. April 2009 to December 2010. Patients with a history of During the follow-up period the surgical success and previous eyelid surgeries (except for eyelash electrolysis), complications including lagophthalmos, consecutive palpebral conjunctival keratin plaque, lagophthalmos, ectropion, pyogenic granuloma, infections, tissue and o12 months of follow-up were excluded. necrosis, and eyelid notching were evaluated. A complete eye and eyelid examination was performed. Success and failure were defined as having or not Extent of entropion was defined as segmental if less than having eyelash-corneal touch on the last follow-up half of the eyelid margin was involved and whole length (at least 12 months), respectively. if more than half of eyelid margin was involved. Study Data were entered with SPSS software (version 19, was approved by Iran University Eye Research Center SPSS, IBM Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and Χ2-test and Ethics Committee and informed consent was obtained independent samples t-test were used for analysis. from all the patients. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty marking was made. Results Under general or local anesthesia and using a surgical microscope, an incision was made at the gray line from There were 11 males (34.4%) and 21 females (65.6%) with punctum to lateral canthus. The anterior lamella was a mean age of 69.7 years (SD = 6.9) and mean follow-up dissected up to 5 mm above the upper tarsus; anterior of 21.06 months (SD: 8.26) (Figures 2 and 3, top). Right lamella was recessed to 3–4 mm above the eyelid eyelid was involved in 46.2% (24/52). Total upper eyelid margin and fixed with 4–5 interrupted 6-0 vicryl (Ethicon, entropion was observed in 43 eyelids (43/52, 82.7%). Cincinnati, OH, USA) sutures. Excess anterior lamella Success (Figure 3, bottom) was observed in 39 (75%) was then excised, 3–5 supratarsal fixation sutures (6-0 and failure in 13 eyelids (13/52, 25%), in which eight vicryl) were put and the skin was closed with 6-0 nylon eyelids (8/52, 15.4%) had less than five trichiatic (Ethicon) sutures (Figure 1). eyelashes (Figure 2, middle-left) and the rest had On completion, the eyelid was dressed using topical recurrence of entropion (Figure 2, middle-right). antibiotic and steroid creams for 1 day. Post-operative Mean time of failure was 4.5 months (SD = 3). Figure 1 Schematic drawing of the anterior lamella recession, blepharoplasty, and supratarsal fixation procedure for upper eyelid moderate cicatricial entropion. (a) Before surgery; sagittal view. (b) Splitting the anterior and posterior lamellae. (c) Recession of the anterior lamella and marking excess skin and muscle. (d) Resection of the excess anterior lamella together with blepharoplasty and supratarsal fixation suture. (e) Skin closure. Eye Anterior lamellar recession for cicatricial entropion GH Aghai et al 629 Figure 2 A patient with bilateral moderate UCE. (top) Before anterior lamellar recession, blepharoplasty, and supratarsal fixation procedure on both upper eyelids. (middle-left) Recurrence of trichiatic eyelashes on the right upper eyelid. (middle-right) Recurrence of UCE on the left upper eyelid. (bottom-left) No trichiasis after radio-frequency electrolysis of right upper eyelid. (bottom-right) No entropion after re-surgery of left upper eyelid. Radiofrequency electrolysis (once for five eyelids and Mean age of patients with failure (77.8 years, SD = 1.7) twice for three eyelids) resulted in complete resolution of was significantly (P = 0.008) older than the patients with the trichiasis in eight eyelids with less than five trichiatic success (69.9 years, SD = 6.3). There was, however, no eyelashes (Figure 2, bottom-left). Two patients with significant effect of gender (P = 0.33), involved side failure (three eyelids) declined further surgery and the (P = 0.10) and extent of entropion (P = 0.62) on the success other two eyelids with failure underwent re-anterior rate. No major complications including lagophthalmos, lamellar repositioning procedure with success (Figure 2, consecutive ectropion, pyogenic granuloma, infections, bottom-right) at the final follow-up time (28 and tissue necrosis, eyelash ptosis none, and eyelid notching 34 months). none were observed. Subtle incomplete blinking was not Eye Anterior lamellar recession for cicatricial entropion GH Aghai et al 630 Figure 3 Upper eyelid moderate cicatricial entropion before (top-left and right) and after (bottom-left and right) anterior lamellar recession, blepharoplasty, and supratarsal