Lacrimal Gland Prolapse: Management During Aesthetic Blepharoplasty: Review of the Literature and Case Reports

Prolapse of the lacrimal gland is an acquired clinical condition caused mainly by relaxation of the local suspending ligaments. Before an aesthetic blepharoplasty, there should be a preoperative clinical suspicion of lacrimal gland pathology for patients with bulging lateral thirds of the upper eyel...

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Published inAesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 647 - 653
Main Authors Friedhofer, Henri, Orel, Maurício, Saito, Fábio Lopes, Alves, Hélio Ricardo Nogueira, Ferreira, Marcus Castro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.07.2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Blepharoplasty
Case Report
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - surgery
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Prolapse
Young Adult
Lacrimal gland
Blepharoplasty
Bulging upper eyelids
Prolapse
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Summary:Prolapse of the lacrimal gland is an acquired clinical condition caused mainly by relaxation of the local suspending ligaments. Before an aesthetic blepharoplasty, there should be a preoperative clinical suspicion of lacrimal gland pathology for patients with bulging lateral thirds of the upper eyelids. It should be borne in mind that inadvertent removal of the lacrimal gland can lead to important alterations in ocular lubrication. This report describes two clinical cases of patients with lacrimal gland prolapse associated with dermatochalasis and their treatment.
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ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-008-9222-y