{"id":13825,"date":"2022-03-17T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/treatment\/ectropion-outward-turning\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:26:29","slug":"ectropion-outward-turning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/treatment\/ectropion-outward-turning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ectropion (outward turning)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row ts_bgcolor=&#8221;primarydarkgrey&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading \" >What is it?<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]Ectropion (outward turning) occurs when the eyelid margin does not adhere to the eye surface. A consequence of the condition is a chronic, pharmacologically untreatable inflammation of the conjunctiva and eye surface, and flowing of tears over the eyelid edge. Prolonged ectropion may even lead to corneal degeneration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_tta_tabs spacing=&#8221;10&#8243; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Causes&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1644692094313-3dae6887-addb&#8221;][vc_column_text]Possible causes of ectropion include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>aging of eye tissues (involution changes) \u2013 the most common cause resulting from age-related stretching of so called eyelid ligaments, skin flaccidity, tarsal plates, and reduced tension of the orbicular muscle;<\/li>\n<li>facial nerve palsy;<\/li>\n<li>eyelid scarring post injuries, burning or other surgical procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It also happens that ectropion is congenital.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Treatment&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1644692165969-65dcffa6-95c7&#8243;][vc_column_text]The treatment method depends on the degree of ectropion and the condition of eyelid ligaments (their flaccidity). Based on the analysis of the above factors, the patient is qualified for the procedure and a decision about the corrective method is made. If only the medial part of the eyelid is turned outward together with the lacrimal point, which results in excessive lacrimation, surgery of the middle portion of the eyelid (i.e. excision of a rhomboid conjunctival flap) or so called lazy-T procedure is conducted. In the case of high flaccidity of the ligaments and turning of the whole eyelid, a procedure of lateral tarsal slip <em>(canthal sling)<\/em> is performed. It involves dissection of a tarsal fragment and suturing it to the periosteal margin of the orbit at an appropriate location. The surgery may also be performed with the use of Kuhnt and Szymanowski method, by means of tarsal shortening and plastic eyelid surgery resulting in removal of excessive skin and decreasing its flaccidity. After the procedure, a dressing and ointments with antibiotic are applied. Skin sutures are removed after 7-10 days, and absorbable sutures are left for spontaneous absorption.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][vc_separator]<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading \" >FAQ<\/h2>\n[vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;111&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How to prepare for the procedure of ectropion repair?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1644692949661-18c65c26-02a6&#8243;][vc_column_text]The condition for eyelid plastic surgery is withdrawal of anticoagulant drugs. Before the procedure, the patient should consult an internal medicine specialist in order to obtain a certificate on the state of health and modification of treatment, or consent to withdrawal of anticoagulant drugs for at least 10 days before the procedure. On the day of the procedure, the patient should not have any meals one hour before the procedure. After arrival at the Centre, the patient should go to the reception and present the identity document together with a certificate from an internal medicine specialist about the state of health.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Is it necessary to stay in hospital after the procedure?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1652034168731-ab8e3d4b-1870&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eyelid plastic surgeries are performed at OCHO under local anaesthesia as one-day procedure. The patient stays at the Centre in relation to the procedure for up to 3 hours. After he\/she receives a hospital discharge summary, the patient may leave the hospital.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Can I drive a car after the plastic surgery?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1652034202737-1dbd9246-60cf&#8221;][vc_column_text]After the plastic surgery, dressings are applied on the eyelids, so you should not drive a car.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ts-discount-box osrodki&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"ts-vc_icon_element ts-vc_icon_element-outer ts-vc_icon_element-align-center  ts-vc_icon_element-have-style vc_custom_1646823477191\"><div class=\"ts-vc_icon_element-inner  ts-vc_icon_element-have-style-inner ts-vc_icon_element-color-white ts-vc_icon_element-size-lg ts-vc_icon_element-style-rounded ts-vc_icon_element-background ts-vc_icon_element-background-color-custom\"  style=\"background-color:#325575\"><span class=\"ts-vc_icon_element-icon tsoptmicon flaticon-eye\" ><\/span><\/div><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align:center;font-size:25px;line-height:35px;color:#325575;font-family:'Montserrat',Arial,Helvetica;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading \" >Ectropion (outward turning)<\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align:center;color:#ffffff;font-family:'Montserrat',Arial,Helvetica;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading \" >price from<\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;font-size:50px;line-height:60px;color:#ffffff;font-family:'Montserrat',Arial,Helvetica;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading ts-skincolor vc_custom_1651530734514\" >1300 PLN<\/h3>\n[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ts-discount-box osrodki&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<h4 style=\"text-align:center;font-size:22px;line-height:32px;color:#325575;font-family:'Montserrat',Arial,Helvetica;font-weight:700;\" class=\"ts-custom-heading vc_custom_1646823939867\" >Available at:<\/h4>\n[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ts-vc_btn3-container  btnosr ts-vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"ts-vc_general ts-vc_btn3 ts-vc_btn3-size-lg ts-vc_btn3-shape-rounded ts-vc_btn3-style-flat ts-vc_btn3-weight-no ts-vc_btn3-icon-left ts-vc_btn3-color-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/eye-surgery-centres\/krakow\/\" title=\"Eye Surgery Centre in Krak\u00f3w\"><i class=\"ts-vc_btn3-icon tsoptmicon flaticon-optometrist-10\"><\/i> <strong>KRAK\u00d3W<\/strong><br \/>\nEye Surgery Centre<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ts-vc_btn3-container  btnosr ts-vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"ts-vc_general ts-vc_btn3 ts-vc_btn3-size-lg ts-vc_btn3-shape-rounded ts-vc_btn3-style-flat ts-vc_btn3-weight-no ts-vc_btn3-icon-left ts-vc_btn3-color-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/eye-surgery-centres\/naleczow\/\" title=\"Eye Surgery Centre in Na\u0142\u0119cz\u00f3w\"><i class=\"ts-vc_btn3-icon tsoptmicon flaticon-eye-1\"><\/i> <strong>NA\u0141\u0118CZ\u00d3W<\/strong><br \/>\nEye Surgery Centre<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ts-vc_btn3-container  btnosr ts-vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"ts-vc_general ts-vc_btn3 ts-vc_btn3-size-lg ts-vc_btn3-shape-rounded ts-vc_btn3-style-flat ts-vc_btn3-weight-no ts-vc_btn3-icon-left ts-vc_btn3-color-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/eye-surgery-centres\/nowy-sacz\/\" title=\"Eye Surgery Centre in Nowy S\u0105cz\"><i class=\"ts-vc_btn3-icon tsoptmicon flaticon-optometrist-11\"><\/i> <strong>NOWY S\u0104CZ<\/strong><br \/>\nEye Surgery Centre<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ts-vc_btn3-container  btnosr ts-vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"ts-vc_general ts-vc_btn3 ts-vc_btn3-size-lg ts-vc_btn3-shape-rounded ts-vc_btn3-style-flat ts-vc_btn3-weight-no ts-vc_btn3-icon-left ts-vc_btn3-color-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/eye-surgery-centres\/eye-surgery-centre-in-rzeszow\/\" title=\"Eye Surgery Centre in Rzesz\u00f3w\"><i class=\"ts-vc_btn3-icon tsoptmicon flaticon-optometrist-1\"><\/i> <strong>RZESZ\u00d3W<\/strong><br \/>\nEye Surgery Centre<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row ts_bgcolor=&#8221;primarydarkgrey&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Ectropion (outward turning) occurs when the eyelid margin does not adhere to the eye surface. A consequence of the condition is a chronic, pharmacologically untreatable inflammation of the conjunctiva and eye surface, and flowing of tears over the eyelid edge. Prolonged ectropion may even lead to corneal degeneration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_tta_tabs spacing=&#8221;10&#8243; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Causes&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1644692094313-3dae6887-addb&#8221;][vc_column_text]Possible &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/treatment\/ectropion-outward-turning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ectropion (outward turning)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13749,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-13825","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13825"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16528,"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13825\/revisions\/16528"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ocho.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}