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Retrospective Analysis of Subtarsal Incision in Maxillofacial Trauma

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Introduction

Subciliary, subtarsal and infraorbital incisions are the conventional cutaneous approaches to infraorbital rim and floor.

Materials and Methods

A retrospective study was developed with 30 patients reviewed over a period of 12 months.

Result

No cases showed ectropion in minimum 12-month follow-up. Mild scleral show was present in 3 cases. At the end of 12 months, scar was invisible in 25 patients, mild in 4 patients and moderate in 1 patient who developed wound infection.

Conclusion

Subtarsal incision shows good result with very minimal post-operative complications.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar, 143001, India

    Ravi Kumar Mahajan, Kunal Gupta, Krishnan Srinivasan & Sardar Mahipal Singh

  2. Amandeep Hospital and Clinics, Amritsar, 143001, India

    Ankush Tambotra

  3. Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar, 143001, India

    Amreen Kaur

  4. Department of Plastic Surgery, Amandeep Hospital and Clinics, GT Road, Model Town, Amritsar, Punjab, 143001, India

    Kunal Gupta

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Mahajan, R.K., Gupta, K., Srinivasan, K. et al. Retrospective Analysis of Subtarsal Incision in Maxillofacial Trauma. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 19, 443–446 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-019-01302-0

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