The case of a 27-year-old Chinese patient with bilateral eyelid thickening and ptosis secondary to the rare condition of pachydermoperiostosis is presented. Surgical treatment was performed by horizontal tightening via a full-thickness wedge resection combined with levator shortening and advancement. Satisfactory aesthetic and functional results were achieved. The histopathology of eyelid tissue showed sebaceous gland hyperplasia and chronic inflammatory response. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors <ExternalRef> <RefSource>www.springer.com/00266</RefSource> <RefTarget Address="http://www.springer.com/00266" TargetType="URL"/> </ExternalRef>.
基金：
Beijing Natural Science FoundationBeijing Natural Science Foundation [7102032]
第一作者机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Ophthalmol & Visual Sci Key Lab, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Ding Jingwen,Li Bin,Chen Tao,et al.Eyelid Thickening and Ptosis Associated with Pachydermoperiostosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature[J].AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY.2013,37(2):464-467.doi:10.1007/s00266-013-0062-z.
APA：
Ding, Jingwen,Li, Bin,Chen, Tao,Hao, Lei&Li, Dongmei.(2013).Eyelid Thickening and Ptosis Associated with Pachydermoperiostosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY,37,(2)
MLA：
Ding, Jingwen,et al."Eyelid Thickening and Ptosis Associated with Pachydermoperiostosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature".AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY 37..2(2013):464-467
