Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 416-422 , March 2010

The orbicularis oculi muscle flap: Its use for treatment of lagophthalmos and a review of its use for other applications

Received 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 7 November 2008.

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☆ Presented at the International Symposium of Plastic Surgery, XI° Meeting of the Italian-American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 25-28 June 2008, Bologna, Italy.

PII: S1748-6815(08)01122-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.041

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 416-422 , March 2010

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