title: Treatment of bilateral severe eyelid burns with skin grafts: an odyssey.
abstract: Eyelid burns occur in about 10% of thermal injuries and pose a considerable challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. A consensus on a treatment regime has not been reached and plastic surgeons are divided on the subject. A case of severe bilateral eyelid burns was treated with full- and split-thickness skin grafts. The patient was first operated at 2 years post-injury, and a total of 5 operations in 5 years were necessary to address recurrent ectropion of both upper and lower eyelids.
authors.affiliation: Artion Plastic Surgery Center, 11 D. Vassiliou Street, N. Psychiko, 15451, Athens, Greece. amandrekas@artion-plasticsurgery.com
authors.forename: Apostolos D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mandrekas
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Zambacos
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anastasopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors