title: Intraoral palatal mucosal graft harvest.
abstract: The anatomy of the hard plate is reviewed with respect to the clinical considerations of harvesting intraoral hard palate grafts for various reconstructive eyelid procedures. Recommendations for harvesting grafts based on these anatomic principles are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bauman
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015607:Stents; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods