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Cicatricial ectropion is described with emphasis on pathogenesis, surgical procedures, and complications. The pathogenesis of cicatricial ectropion includes trauma, skin diseases, thermal and chemical injuries, and iatrogenic causes, such as excessive skin removal in lower blepharoplasty. Factors that may be present in cicatricial ectropion include vertical skin shortage or contracture and horizontal lid laxity. The surgeon should determine which of these factors needs correction and then select from the following surgical options.
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Full-thickness skin graft for cicatricial ectropion. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlas-video/full-thickness-skin-graft-to-lower-eyelid-thermal-burn.htm (MPEG 202458 kb)
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Harvesting of skin. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. Preauricular. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/8/4-preauricular-skin-graft-harvest.htm (MP4 62632 kb)
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Harvesting of skin. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. Retroauricular http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/2/Retroauricular-skin-graft-harvest.htm (MP4 112541 kb)
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Harvesting of skin. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. Supraclavicular. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/Full-thickness-graft-supraclavicular.htm (MP4 96158 kb)
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Harvesting of skin. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. Inside upper arm. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/Full-thickness-graft-inside-upper-arm.htm (MP4 61057 kb)
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Hawes, M.J. (2018). Cicatricial Ectropion. In: Levine, M., Allen, R. (eds) Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74512-1_27
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