Snip conjunctivoplasty associated with methylene blue staining for treatment of postoperative conjunctival chemosis

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2024 Jan 25;11(1):2306984. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2024.2306984. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Conjunctival chemosis usually undergoes spontaneous resolution; sometimes, it requires treatment. We present the case of a 43 years-old female patient who developed bilateral conjunctival chemosis following upper and lower blepharoplasty. Two months after the operation, patient underwent bilateral snip conjunctivoplasty with methylene blue demarcation of the chemotic conjunctiva.

Keywords: Blepharoplasty; blepharoplasty complication; conjunctival chemosis; lower lid blepharoplasty; upper lid blepharoplasty.

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