Stitch Eyelids to Eyebrow to Fix Ectropion After Eyelid Surgery?

November 12, 2009
Asked By:eric12 in ca

I need to have a second surgery because my first eyelid surgery did not go well. I have ectropion in one eye. My doctor wants to perform a procedure that he invented. He wants to stitch my eye to my eyebrow shut for over a week. If this works it will be great, but won't this make it worse and create many new scars? Has anyone heard of this procedure? What other options are there for me?

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November 16, 2009

Answer: This is an appropriate surgical maneuver

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 16, 2009

Answer: This is an appropriate surgical maneuver

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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December 16, 2009

Answer: Ectropion repair

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December 16, 2009

Answer: Ectropion repair

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November 19, 2009

Answer: Reapir of ectropion after blepharoplasty

November 19, 2009

Answer: Reapir of ectropion after blepharoplasty

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December 27, 2014

Answer: There are many techniques to fix ectropion after eyelid surgery

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J. Timothy Heffernan, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
December 27, 2014

Answer: There are many techniques to fix ectropion after eyelid surgery

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J. Timothy Heffernan, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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Answer: Fixing ectropion after eyelid surgery?

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