Summary
Total reconstruction of the eyelid after serious periorbital injury is a challenging
procedure for plastic and reconstructive surgery. Although several methods have been
used for reconstructing the eyelids, such as advancement flap with fascia lata sling,
island mucochrondrocutaneous flap, prefabricated temporal island flap, porous polyethylene
and superficial temporal fascia flap, creating a supportive eyelid for housing an
artificial eye without complication is still an ongoing problem.
In the case presented, superficial temporal fascia flap with porous polyethylene was
used for the reconstruction of total lower eyelid.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 21, 2011
Accepted:
June 10,
2011
Received:
January 21,
2011
Footnotes
☆This article was presented at the 32nd National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Congress, Trabzon, Turkey, 2010.
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© 2011 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
