Chondrodermal graft reconstruction of the lower eyelid.
A method of reconstruction of the lower eyelid is described, using a post-auricular composite graft of skin and cartilage. It is a relatively simple one-stage operation. The cartilage replaces the missing tarsal plate and supports the overlying skin. Clinical observations confirm a remarkable nutritional relationship between the overlying soft tissues and the underlying cartilage. This technique has important potential applications elsewhere in the body.
D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous