We had a great meeting in Rotterdam this month where I presented 2 posters together with a resident of ours, dr. Estel·la Rojas. 

Hoy comparto con vosotros nuestro último articulo científico que se trata de la fascitis necrotizante alrededor de los ojos. Es una infección muy agresiva de los tejidos blandos (piel, musculo, fascia) de la cara en la que precisa tratamiento adecuado y rápido con antibióticos y cirugía para el desbridamiento los tejidos afectados. Estas infecciones puedan causar malfuncionamiento y desfiguramiento de los párpados y de la cara importante, algo que puede conducir a daño ocular. 

Ha sido un placer de presentar mis resultados de la corrección de ptosis palpebral (párpado caído) sin uso de suturas en el último congreso SECOP, el congreso nacional de la cirugía oculoplastica de España con mas de 500 visitantes. 

We describe an extremely rare cause of orbital myositis, an inflammation of the muscles that turn the eye, caused by an auto-immune reaction to a distant primary tumor. The paper has been published in Orbit, a renowned peer reviewed scientific paper since it raises awareness of this diagnostic possibility when patients present with painful eyes, swelling of the ocular mucosa and an inability to move their eyes.

It was a true pleasure to be able to assist and present at the national Dutch Ophthalmologic Society (NOG) congress again last month. Since the pandemic I have not been able to see and talk to my Dutch colleagues in person and it was great to finally be able to see everybody in person again. 

Droopy eyelid correction: Scarless. Sutureless. Effective.   Correcting a droopy eyelid from the inside of the eyelid, making no incision, nor a  scar, in the skin and without putting any sutures is a very attractive option to correct droopy eyelids. Dr. van der Veen has introduced this sutureless version of droopy eyelid correction both in the Netherlands and in Spain with many satisfied patients as a result. 

La blefaroplastia es una intervención de corta duración, alta predictibilidad con un gran efecto positivo en el aspecto físico y la autoestima de la paciente. 

Bij de Marebrug kliniek hebben wij de unieke positie om de aller nieuwste technieken binnen de cosmetische oogheelkundige chirurgie te combineren met veel verschillende aanvullende behandelingen. Denk hierbij aan het gebruik van Botox en Hyaluronzuur fillers, maar ook aan behandelingen met radiofrequentie apparatuur voor de behandeling van vet op ongewenste plaatsen, of Icoon bindweefselmassage in het gelaat of elders in het lichaam.

Starting October 2022 we launched our practice for cosmetic eyelid surgery in the Mareburg Kliniek in Utrecht. Saying goodbye to our previous workplace means that we will not be doing as much reconstructive work as before and that we will have a stronger focus on cosmetic eyelid surgery and everything that belongs to that, i.e. eyebrow lifts, Botuline toxine (BTX) treatments and facial fillers, to name a few. Feel free to check out the wide array of available treatments at www.marebrugkliniek.nl. 

Dr. van der Veen and colleagues presented two posters on interesting and challenging oculoplastic and orbital cases, where, although less common, surgery was not the solution for the patient.

It was a real pleasure to present and learn at the latest OculoplasticToday meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel.