[Repair of eyelid defect with a prefabricated flap].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce a new method for repair of eyelid defects.


METHODS
Eyelid reconstruction was performed using a prefabricated island flap with an expanded forehead myocutaneous flap and hard palate mucoperiosteal graft.


RESULTS
Five patients with congenital or acquired eyelid defects were successfully treated with this method.


CONCLUSIONS
The introduced method is rational and practical for clinical applications.
Zhou
Chuan-de
CD
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
Li
Shen-kai
SK
Li
Yang-qun
YQ
Zhao
Zhen-min
ZM
Yang
Ming-Yong
MY
Huang
Wei-qing
WQ
Tang
Yong
Y
D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D021362:Palate, Hard; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps