title: [Margin eyelid reconstruction with hard palate graft].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the advantages and the complications of the use of hard palate graft in the reconstruction of the inferior eyelids with large basocelular carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of specialized articles and report of the technique used in the Oculoplastic Department of the "Hospital Santa Casa de Porto Alegre".
  
  
  RESULTS
  The hard palate graft is an excellent replacement for posterior lamellar defects in eyelid reconstruction, because it presents the benefit of a mucous layer in addition to a semirigid support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sandwich technique using hard palate was shown to be efficient, with good functional and esthetic results.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Plástica Ocular, Serviço de Oftalmologia, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil. tianaburmann@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Tiana Gabriela
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Burmann
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcon
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rizzato
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000637:transplantation*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care