Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty.

Authors :: Rajabi MT
Makateb A
Hashemi H
Holland EJ
Djalilian A
Nerad JA
Source :: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery [Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 31 (4), pp. e86-9.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The authors report a case where formalin was accidentally injected into the eyelids of a 71-year-old woman undergoing blepharoplasty, causing full thickness necrosis of both upper eyelids and ocular complications that required multiple reconstructive surgical procedures.

Subjects :: Aged
Cataract rehabilitation
Corneal Opacity surgery
Eyelid Diseases surgery
Female
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Injections, Intraocular
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Prosthesis Implantation
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Vision Disorders rehabilitation
Blepharoplasty
Cataract chemically induced
Corneal Opacity chemically induced
Eyelid Diseases chemically induced
Eyelids drug effects
Fixatives toxicity
Formaldehyde toxicity

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