METHOD FOR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOWER EYELID MALPOSITIONS Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC A61F9/07 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to ophthalmology, maxillofacial and plastic surgery. An external canthotomy, an inferior cantholysis, a de-epithelized strip is formed from an outer edge of the tarsal plate. A periosteum of an external wall of the orbit is separated, and a through tunnel is additionally formed in the periosteum of the lateral wall of the orbit with the help of a scalpel with an inlet outward from the lateral edge of the orbit and outlet inward from it into the orbital cavity, downwards from Whitnall's tubercle. A separated strip of the tarsal plate is delivered through the formed tunnel and fixed to the periosteum with an interrupted suture.

EFFECT: method provides a strong anatomical connection of the lateral ligament of the eyelids with the periosteum after formation of scar tissue; significantly reduces the risk of rotation of the edge of the tarsal plate fixed in the subperiosteal tunnel; provides better intraoperative control of tension and position of lower eyelid.

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