ONE-STAGE REPAIR OF BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS - A NEW METHOD

Blepharophimosis is a congenital malformation involving the orbital re gion. It is associated with ptosis of the upper eyelids, epicanthal fo lds, telecanthus, and flattened and widened nasal bridge. We have surg ically treated five cases of blepharophimosis by a procedure in which nasal bone graft, medial canthoplasty, and fascial suspension are perf ormed in one stage. There is not any kind of operation for repair of t he flattened and widened bridge of the nose in the literature. We have treated this anomaly using bone grafts. The follow-up period was 1 to 2 years, and good results have been obtained. A flattened and widened nasal bridge should be repaired by using bone grafts in addition to m edial canthoplasty and fascial suspension in blepharophimosis.