Yeungnam Univ J Med.
1991 Jun;8(1):24-31. 10.12701/yujm.1991.8.1.24.
Epicanthoplasty
- KMID: 2377508
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1991.8.1.24
Abstract
- Epicanthoplasty was performed in 98 patients with the epicanthal fold. Epicanthal fold was classified into three categories-minimal degree, moderate degree, severe degree-according to its severity. In accurate anatomic dissection in medial canthal area, the pathologic mechanism of the formation of the epicanthal fold, I think, are not only the redundancy of skin, but also the early downward insertion of the preseptal and pretarsal portion of orbicularis oculi muscle. A new surgical technique is described for the correction of the epicanthal fold. The procedure is simple to perform and uniformly gives good results.
