RESUMENCaso clínico: Varón de 53 años, que presentaba ausencia de tarso en tercio externo del párpado inferior de ambos ojos. Se realizó cantoplastia lateral, con buen resultado postoperatorio. Discusión: La dehiscencia de la unión del tarso inferior con el canto lateral sin causa conocida es un hallazgo muy infrecuente y que apenas tiene reflejo en la literatura. Están descritos dos casos de elastó-lisis de los párpados que asociaban ausencia de la suspensión tarsal lateral, pero ambos presentaban atrofia de la piel palpebral con alteración del componente elástico de la piel, confirmada histológica-mente, mientras que en este caso la piel era normal.Palabras clave: Cantoplastia, cantopexia, elastóli-sis, tira tarsal, cutis laxa.
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ABSTRACTCase: A 53-year-old man who showed a loss of tarsal suspension in the lateral third of both lower eyelids underwent lateral canthoplasty with a good post-operative result. Discussion: Disinsertion of the union of the inferior tarsus with the lateral canthus, of unknown cause, is a very uncommon finding that has almost never been reported in the world literature. There are two cases described of eyelid elastolysis with loss of lateral tarsal suspension, as in our case, but both showed eyelid skin atrophy and had histopathologic confirmation. Our case did not have skin atrophy (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2007; 82: 369-372).
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