Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mastiff with droopy eyelids and skin folds fixed by combined eye lift
By Steinmetz, A·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·2015·Andrea Steinmetz, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Shared rhytidectomy continued to lateral canthoplasty in a Mastiff with excessive facial folding and macroblepharon.
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Plain-English summary
A 3.5-year-old male Neapolitan Mastiff was brought in because he had trouble seeing due to excessive skin folds on his face and problems with his eyelids. The vet performed a surgery that combined lifting the skin on his face and adjusting the eyelids to improve his vision. After the surgery, the dog's eyes were comfortable and looked symmetrical, allowing him to see clearly again.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25609005/