| Modified Continuous Buried Suture Technique for Upper Lid Epiblepharon. |
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Young Kug Kim, Hye Young Kim, Sang Yeul Lee |
1The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Ophthalmology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Kyunggi-do, Korea. hykim@nhimc.or.kr |
| 변형된 연속 매몰법을 이용한 상안검 덧눈꺼풀 교정 |
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김용국 ( Young Kug Kim ) , 김혜영 ( Hye Young Kim ) , 이상렬 ( Sang Yeul Lee ) |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To evaluate the effectiveness and complication rate of our modified continuous buried suture technique for the correction of the upper lid epiblepharon. METHODS: This retrospective study included 132 eyes of 66 patients, who were diagnosed with upper lid epiblepharon from March 2000 through April 2002 After the followup of over 6 months, we evaluated the improvement and recurrent rate of epiblepharon after the procedure. RESULTS: In 131 of 132 eyes with the mean followup period of 12.9 months, the epiblepharon was corrected successfully with cosmetically satisfactory Results. In 1 eye, we experienced the disappearance of a double fold without the recurrence of the epiblepharon. CONCLUSIONS: This modified continuous buried suture Method appears to be an effective treatment of lash inversion in upper lid epiblepharon with good aesthetic Results. |
| Key Words:
Epiblepharon;Modified cntinuous buried suture technique |
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