Temporary unilateral upper eyelid retraction: an unreported rare complication of rhinoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper eyelid retraction may develop due to various neurogenic, myogenic, and mechanistic causes. Although the development of lagophthalmus after rhinoplasty has been described in the literature, upper eyelid retraction after uncomplicated rhinoplasty has not been reported before.

Case presentation

This report presents a case of unilateral upper eyelid retraction observed six days after uncomplicated rhinoplasty. A 40-year-old female patient presented with left upper eyelid retraction on the sixth day of uncomplicated closed-approach structural rhinoplasty. The patient was able to close her eyelids completely and eye movements were normal in all directions of gaze. Anterior and posterior segment examinations were in normal range. We prescribed artificial tear drop

SUBMITTER: Degirmenci MFK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature