Fig. 16. Transverse tarsotomy (Weis) procedure. A. A lower eyelid crease incision is made and (B) extended to full thickness of the lower eyelid. C. Double-armed mattress sutures approximate the conjunctiva and lower lid retractor to the orbicularis muscle and skin, effectively everting the eyelid margin. (Soll DB: Entropion and ectropion. In Soll DB [ed]: Management of Complications in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. Birmingham, AL: Aesculapius Press, 1976.) |