Cross-Serrated 14.5cm — Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Cross-Serrated 14.5cm Dressing Forceps — Ophthalmic Plastic

The 14.5cm-labelled cross-serrated forceps is the ophthalmic-plastic-surgery default — oculoplastic procedures such as ectropion repair, entropion correction, dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR), and orbital-fracture repair. The 14.5cm length reaches the orbital working depth through the standard sub-ciliary or transconjunctival approach, and the cross-serration grips the eyelid skin, the tarsal plate, and the orbicularis muscle for precise repositioning without tearing.

The dacryocystorhinostomy operation

DCR for chronic dacryocystitis creates a new drainage opening between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity. The procedure can be approached externally (through a skin incision adjacent to the medial canthus) or endonasally; both approaches use the cross-serrated 14.5cm forceps to handle the lacrimal-sac wall and the bony rhinostomy edge. The instrument grip is critical because the lacrimal-sac mucosa is fragile and a torn closure fails to maintain patency.

The orbital-fracture repair fit

Blowout fracture repair uses titanium-mesh or porous-polyethylene implants to reconstruct the orbital floor; the cross-serrated 14.5cm holds the implant in position while the surgeon places fixation screws. The grip-without-marks property matters because the implant must lie flat against the orbital floor without forceps-mark indentations that would compromise the contour.