Efficacy of porcine acellular dermal matrix in the management of lower eyelid retraction: case series and review of the literature

• Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology Vol. 258; no. 9; pp. 1999 - 2006
• Main Authors: McGrath, Lindsay A., Hardy, Thomas G., McNab, Alan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Autografts; Demography; Disease management; Eye diseases; Eyelid; Literature reviews; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Migraine; Oculoplastics and Orbit; Ophthalmology; Skin & tissue grafts; Surgery; Thyroid; Transplants & implants; Lid retraction; Lower eyelid retraction; Permacol; Porcine graft

Purpose To investigate the efficacy of Permacol™, a decellularized porcine dermal–derived membrane, as a spacer in the management of lower eyelid retraction. The efficacy of sizing and insertion was investigated, as well as complications. The literature was also reviewed to compare this material wit...