TY - JOUR
T1 - The buried vertical mattress
T2 - A simplified technique for eyelid margin repair
AU - Burroughs, John R.
AU - Soparkar, Charles N.S.
AU - Patrinely, James R.
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - We describe a new approach for the closure of eyelid margin defects. We conducted a prospective evaluation of patients undergoing the buried vertical mattress technique for full-thickness eyelid margin repair and found that 90 patients (follow-up, 3 to 18 months; average, 6 months) had eyelid margin defects closed with the use of a buried vertical mattress technique. There were no cases of dehiscence, and only 5 (5.5%) patients had minor notch formation. We conclude that the buried vertical mattress suture technique can be a safe and effective method to close eyelid margin defects while saving postoperative time and the cost of multiple sutures.
AB - We describe a new approach for the closure of eyelid margin defects. We conducted a prospective evaluation of patients undergoing the buried vertical mattress technique for full-thickness eyelid margin repair and found that 90 patients (follow-up, 3 to 18 months; average, 6 months) had eyelid margin defects closed with the use of a buried vertical mattress technique. There were no cases of dehiscence, and only 5 (5.5%) patients had minor notch formation. We conclude that the buried vertical mattress suture technique can be a safe and effective method to close eyelid margin defects while saving postoperative time and the cost of multiple sutures.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.IOP.0000075013.85905.9B
DO - 10.1097/01.IOP.0000075013.85905.9B
M3 - Article
C2 - 12878884
AN - SCOPUS:0041306107
SN - 0740-9303
VL - 19
SP - 323
EP - 324
JO - Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 4
ER -