Lid margin reconstruction with an orbicularis oculi musculocutaneous advancement flap and a conchal cartilage graft.
A simple method to reconstruct the midlateral lid margin defect is described using an orbicularis oculi musculocutaneous advancement flap and a free conchal cartilage graft. This method is easy to perform not only in the lower eyelid, but also in the upper one, provides a natural gray line and a stable lid margin without postoperative eversion, and substitutes for the Leone and van Gemert procedure.
Matsuo
K
K
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Sakaguchi
Y
Y
Kiyono
M
M
Hataya
Y
Y
Hirose
T
T
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*