Treatment of Cicatricial Ectropion.

Kim, Hong Bok; Lee, Joo Hwa

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1977;18(4):373-377.
Published online April 1, 1977.

Treatment of Cicatricial Ectropion.

Hong Bok Kim, Joo Hwa Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

반흔성 안검외반증 치험예

김홍복 , 이주화 ( Hong Bok Kim , Joo Hwa Lee )

Abstract

The term ectropion denotes an outward turning or eversion of the eyelid margin. Depending on the mechanism of its causation may be classified into five types-spastic, senile, paralytic, mechanical and cicatricial. Cicatricial ectropion results most frequently from burns and is the result of the destruction of skin of the eyelid and of the surrounding facial area. Cicatricial ectropion must be treated by some form of blepharoplasty. The milder degrees of deformity may be corrected by local procedures, such as converting a V-shaped incision into a Y; but more extensive contractures necessitate the excision of scar tissue and its replacement by grafting, using either the pedicle or free methods. The authors treated a case of cicatricial ectropion of the upper and lower eyelids due to burn with full thickness skin graft.