Modified Vertical Mattress Technique for Eyelid Margin Repair

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Eyelid margin repair requires meticulous technique to avoid trichiasis, inadequate cosmesis, and eye injury. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to describe a simplified repair technique for simple eyelid margin defects. METHODS: A simplified technique for eyelid margin repair using a vertical mattress suture just posterior to the gray line is described. RESULTS: This simplified technique allows for excellent eyelid margin repair with a low incidence of notching and a high level of cosmetic satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Eyelid margin repair using an absorbable vertical mattress suture allows for excellent wound healing and cosmesis.