{"id":3174,"date":"2018-10-03T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:18:43","slug":"ectropion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ectropion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tratamiento\"><\/span>Treatment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The operation consists of <a class=\"wpil_internal_link\" style=\"display: inline !important; width: auto !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/tipos-tratamientos\/estetica-intima-femenina\/aplicacion-de-acido-hialuronico-en-el-punto-g\/\" data-wpil-post-to-id=\"\">shorten the lower eyelid<\/a> through a small incision in the lateral edge.<br \/>\nThis allows the eyelid to recover its position and tension and improves tearing, as long as the tear duct is permeable.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Tratamiento\" >Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Costo-del-Tratamiento-de-Ectropion\" >Cost of Ectropion Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#%C2%BFComo-hago-para-tomar-un-turno\" >How do I take a shift?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Cuadro-clinico\" >Clinical picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Sintomas\" >Symptoms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Causas\" >Causes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Complicaciones\" >Complications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Prevencion\" >Prevention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Tratamiento-2\" >Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ectropion\/#Testimonio-de-pacientes\" >Patient testimonial<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Costo-del-Tratamiento-de-Ectropion\"><\/span>Cost of Ectropion Treatment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The query value is <strong>U$D 100 <\/strong> <\/b>. If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.<\/p>\n<p>To make an evaluation you can send photos to <a href=\"mailto:consulta@doctorhoogstra.com\">consulta@doctorhoogstra.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This treatment is carried out by <strong>Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra<\/strong>\u00a0and a team of prestigious ophthalmologist surgeons at Hoogstra Medical Centers Caballito branch.<\/p>\n<p>Hoogstra Caballito Clinic, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The clinic has the approval of the Secretary of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Complete surgical unit.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery and hospitalization rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The surgeries are performed by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra.<\/p>\n<p>The modern operating room is equipped with high-level technology and assisted by nurses, instructors specialized in this type of intervention.<\/p>\n<p>All interventions are performed under local anesthesia.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any medical questions, please send an email to <strong><u><a href=\"mailto:consulta@doctorhoogstra.com\">consulta@doctorhoogstra.com<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <u><a href=\"mailto:consultas@doctorhoogstra.com\">consultas@doctorhoogstra.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0 Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFComo-hago-para-tomar-un-turno\"><\/span>How do I take a shift?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Si Ud. Vive en Buenos Aires tendr\u00eda que tomar un turno con el Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra en cualquiera de nuestras sucursales.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6aabba33ab3b1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nectar-fancy-box using-img\" data-style=\"default\" data-animation=\"\" data-hover-o=\"default\" data-border-radius=\"default\" data-border=\"\" data-box-color-opacity=\"1\" data-delay=\"\" data-alignment=\"left\" data-color=\"accent-color\" ><div class=\"box-bg\" role=\"presentation\"  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/caballito.jpg'); \"><\/div> <div class=\"inner\" style=\"min-height: 200px\"><i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-calendar\" data-color=\"accent-color\" style=\"font-size: 40px!important; line-height: 40px!important;\"><\/i>\n<h2>Schedule consultation<\/h2>\n<p>Book a consultation at our medical centers located in <strong>Rocking horse<\/strong>, <strong>Belgrano<\/strong> and <strong>Pillar<\/strong><\/div> <div class=\"link-text\">Schedule consultation<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/div> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/shifts\/\" class=\"box-link\"><\/a> <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>If you have difficulty taking a shift online, payments and administrative issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can call Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>(011) 4901-6690\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(011) 4904-3434\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(011) 4904-0880<\/p>\n<p>The value of the consultation with Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is <strong>U$D 100 <\/strong>. If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.<\/p>\n<p>If you live in the country or abroad you can send photos to the mail <strong><u><a href=\"mailto:consultas@doctorhoogstra.com\">consulta@doctorhoogstra.com<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will be evaluated by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra.<\/p>\n<p>Previous studies can be done at your place of residence and travel with an established date.<\/p>\n<p>To coordinate operative dates, send an email to Josefina Nu\u00f1ez:<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"mailto:josefina@doctorhoogstra.com\">josefina@doctorhoogstra.com<\/a><\/u> or by WhatsApp at 005491169459535<\/p>\n<p>By phone you can communicate on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>0054 11 4 901 6690\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0054 11 4 904 3434\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0054 11 4 904 0880<\/p>\n<p>To coordinate payments you can send an email to Jose Luis:<\/p>\n<p>joseluis@doctorhoogstra.com Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cuadro-clinico\"><\/span>Clinical picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ectropion is an alteration in the position of the eyelids in which it everts and moves away from the eyeball, in such a way that the inner surface (conjunctiva) is exposed. In most patients, ectropion occurs on the lower eyelid.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sintomas\"><\/span>Symptoms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dry and painful eye, tearing, redness of the eyelid, conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causas\"><\/span>Causes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It occurs in elderly patients, due to a weakness of the myoneural plate of the orbicularis oculi muscle.<br \/>\nIt is also seen very frequently in eyelid surgeries that dry out the skin and approach the adipose bags through the orbicularis oculi muscle.<br \/>\nOther causes are facial paralysis, burn sequelae, etc.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complicaciones\"><\/span>Complications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If ectropion is not resolved in time, corneal ulcers and eye infections can occur, both of which can affect vision.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevencion\"><\/span><strong>Prevention<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Perform aesthetic surgeries that do not cause damage to the orbicularis oculi muscle and, if possible, do not dry out the skin of the eyelid.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tratamiento-2\"><\/span>Treatment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An ophthalmological assessment by a lacrimal duct specialist is recommended to determine their status prior to surgery. In some cases, lacrimal duct intubation with silicone stents may be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>These procedures are performed under local anesthesia and sedation, so the patient can go home that same day. The duration of the procedure is approximately 30 minutes. The stitches are usually removed between 10 and 14 days after surgery. The first 48 to 72 hours there is usually edema and hematoma in the periocular region that improves with local cold and rest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Testimonio-de-pacientes\"><\/span>Patient testimonial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We invite you to watch the videos on our YouTube channel with the account of patients who have received this treatment, entering here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuJNacXDAbOcuxF6CbDmb_LhNch6uZFho\"><strong>Ectropion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tratamiento La operaci\u00f3n consiste en acortar el p\u00e1rpado inferior a trav\u00e9s de una peque\u00f1a incisi\u00f3n en el canto lateral. Esto permite que el p\u00e1rpado recupere su posici\u00f3n y tensi\u00f3n y&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-cirugias-esteticas-reparadoras","category-parpados"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3174"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23983,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions\/23983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}