Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Shared rhytidectomy continued to lateral canthoplasty in a Mastiff with excessive facial folding and macroblepharon.
- Journal:
- Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Steinmetz, A
- Affiliation:
- Andrea Steinmetz · Germany
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 3.5-year-old male Neapolitan Mastiff was presented with an obstructed visual axis because of excessive facial skin folds, brow droop, macroblepharon, upper eyelid entropion and lower ectropion-entropion. To address these major defects a technique was performed which combines rhytidectomy with shortening of the palpebral fissure and stabilization of the lateral canthus. Postoperatively the dog showed an unobstructed visual axis with comfortable and symmetrical eyes.
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