What Could Happen if Part of the Lacrimal Gland is Removed?
asked 1 year ago by Bojay22 in las cruces, nm
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: eyes, female, gland
Recently my wife had surgery to remove what her eye doctor believed to be a tumor. She has been in constant pain since the surgery so we went to a different doctor. He thinks the plastic surgeon removed part of the lacrimal gland and there never was a tumor. He is waiting on the pathology report to find out what was really removed. Will removing part of the gland cause her to be in so much pain? And can this be corrected?
1 answer to What Could Happen if Part of the Lacrimal Gland is Removed?
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Unintentional Removal of Tear Gland
The largest tear gland is located behind the rim of the eye socket just above the the outer corner. In some people the gland droops below the rim and makes the side of the upper lid appear full.
The vast majority of experienced Plastic surgeons are fully aware that fullness of the lateral upper lid may be a sagging tear gland and look for it. In most cases, the gland is fairly easy to distinguish from excess upper lid fat and it is lifted and stitched back in its normal position behind...
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