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Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty Publisher Pubmed



Rajabi MT1 ; Makateb A1 ; Hashemi H1 ; Holland EJ2 ; Djalilian A3 ; Nerad JA4
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Source: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Published: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. Copyright © 2015 The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.