Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty

Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty Publisher Pubmed

Rajabi MT¹ ; Makateb A¹ ; Hashemi H¹ ; Holland EJ² ; Djalilian A³ ; Nerad JA⁴

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1. Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Cincinnati Eye Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
3. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
4. Department of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, Cincinnati Eye Institute, OH, United States

Source: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Published:2015

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The authors report a case where formalin was accidentally injected into the eyelids of a 71-year-old woman undergoing blepharoplasty, causing full thickness necrosis of both upper eyelids and ocular complications that required multiple reconstructive surgical procedures. Copyright © 2015 The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.

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MLA	Rajabi MT, et al.. "Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty." Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 31, no. 4, 2015, pp. e86-e89.
APA	Rajabi MT, Makateb A, Hashemi H, Holland EJ, Djalilian A, Nerad JA (2015). Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 31(4), e86-e89.
Chicago	Rajabi MT, Makateb A, Hashemi H, Holland EJ, Djalilian A, Nerad JA. "Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty." Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 31, no. 4 (2015): e86-e89.
Harvard	Rajabi MT et al. (2015) 'Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty', Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 31(4), pp. e86-e89.
Vancouver	Rajabi MT, Makateb A, Hashemi H, Holland EJ, Djalilian A, Nerad JA. Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015;31(4):e86-e89.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Rajabi MT and Makateb A and Hashemi H and Holland EJ and Djalilian A and Nerad JA}, title = {Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty}, journal = {Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery}, volume = {31}, number = {4}, pages = {e86-e89}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Rajabi MT AU - Makateb A AU - Hashemi H AU - Holland EJ AU - Djalilian A AU - Nerad JA TI - Disaster in Cosmetic Surgery: Inadvertent Formalin Injection During Blepharoplasty JO - Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery VL - 31 IS - 4 SP - e86 EP - e89 PY - 2015 ER -

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