%0 Journal Article
%T Canalicular laceration repair with a novel bicanalicular silicone tube.
%A Cai W
%A Li Z
%A Xie J
%A Lv W
%A Lin Y
%J J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
%V 75
%N 11
%D 11 2022
%M 36220742
%F 3.022
%R 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.055
%X This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of canalicular laceration repair using a novel bicanalicular silicone tube.<BR>Retrospective and consecutive patients who underwent canalicular laceration repair using novel Runshi-RS bicanalicular silicone stents from January 2020 to February 2021 were included. The stent was placed for 3 months, and patients were followed up for more than 3 months after extubation. Demographics, causes of eyelid injuries, placement time and position of stent, and surgical outcomes at follow-up were recorded. Anatomical success was evaluated by diagnostic probing and irrigation of lacrimal passage, while functional success was evaluated by the patient's subjective symptoms of epiphora.<BR>This study included 43 patients with canalicular laceration. The median age was 43 years (3-75 years). The average duration of stent implantation was 12.9 weeks, and the follow-up time was 8.8 months. No complications were observed in any patients during operation and follow-up. After extubation, irrigation of the lacrimal passage in 43 eyes showed no obstruction, and the anatomical success rate was 100%. Overall, 39 patients (90.7%) had no subjective symptoms of epiphora. All patients got good cosmetic results. Furthermore, subgroup classification showed deep laceration group (distance from laceration to punctum>5 mm) accounted for 51.2%, and the functional success rate of the deep laceration group was lower than that of the shallow laceration group.<BR>Runshi-RS bicanalicular silicone stent achieved good anatomical (100%) as well as functional (90.7%) success and good cosmetic results (100%) in patients with canalicular laceration repair.