Reconstruction of lower eyelid and periorbital district: an orbicularis oculi myocutaneous flap.

Tirone, L; Schonauer, F; Sposato, G; Molea, G · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The upper eyelid has long been considered a good source of skin graft, but it is infrequently used as a unipedicled flap, based either medially or laterally, to reconstruct the skin of the lower eyelid. Here we describe a procedure in which we use the upper eyelid skin and underlying orbicularis muscle as a myocutaneous flap to reconstruct the lower eyelid and periorbital region.

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