Surgeon: Dr Remy Estable / Dr Pierre Escalas
Institut Ophtalmologique Sourdille Atlantique Nantes / Saint Herblain
Paper presented at the "Oculoplastic academy" congress in Nantes 2014
Extrusion of an hydroxyhapatite orbital implant can occur years after the evisceration, in this case the extrusion is discorered 9 years after the previous operation but was probably already existing since 3 or 4 years. This case shows that the extruded surface grows inexorabily with time and need the removal of the implant and a dermo fat graft to compensate the loss of volume
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