TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Eyelids A1 - Kantor, Jonathan PY - 2017 T2 - Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair AB - The eyelids present unique challenges to the surgeon—the dermis is very thin, with a near absence of subcutaneous fat in some areas. This provides only minimal tissue volume to aid in absorbable suture material breakdown, potentially increasing the chance of suture spitting or suture abscess formation. Moreover, the highly elastic eyelid skin also means that a disfiguring residual pull is possible, so that ectropion—while something to avoid at all costs—is only the most extreme outcome along a spectrum of lid pull abnormalities. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/07 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141252937 ER -