Lower eyelid repair utilising triangular skin flaps with subcutaneous pedicles.
Fifty-four patients were studied during the period from 1984 to 1989. The lower eyelid was repaired in 55 cases utilising a triangular flap with a subcutaneous pedicle. Repair was achieved in 39 cases with a triangular flap only and in 16 it was necessary to use a chondromucosal graft of nasal septum as well. The method is described and is feasible for repairs ranging from the simplest to the most complex in different locations of the lid.
Destro
M W
MW
University of Minas Gerais Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
da Silva
A L
AL
Speranzini
M B
MB
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques