More Than Under-Eye Bags: Treatment of Formidable Festoons

Abstract

A 64-year-old male with no medical care over the last decade was transferred from his local emergency room to a level 1 trauma center following an unwitnessed fall. Upon ophthalmic evaluation, he was noted to have significant lethargy and bilateral large festoons with secondary ectropion. Laboratory workup revealed severe hypothyroidism, consistent with myxedema coma, and his lethargy improved with medical treatment. The festoons were surgically removed to address the ectropion, and the patient was satisfied with the results following a single procedure. This case report features the largest reported festoons to date in the literature and emphasizes the importance of balancing cosmesis with function during surgical excision and correction of ectropion.