Viable composite grafting in eyelid reconstruction.
I reconstructed eyelids in two patients by successfully using a new technique to increase the viability of a composite, full-thickness eyelid graft. Splitting the graft into two components of tarsal-conjunctival-margin and skin and placing each component against a viable skin and orbicularis flap, respectively, facilitated the acceptance of the graft and increased the success of the reconstruction.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous