title: A simplified marking technique for eyebrow reconstruction using composite grafts.
abstract: Eyebrows can be damaged in facial burns, trauma, skin cancer, herpes zoster and other conditions. Some of these patients will demand eyebrow reconstruction surgery. This can be done using free composite grafts from the scalp or flaps from the temporal area. Both techniques require time-consuming planning, marking and shaping of the graft or flap in order to achieve a good cosmetic result. In an attempt to make free graft reconstructions faster and easier, we modified the technique. We describe an easy way of obtaining a template that simplifies the procedure and enhances symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Consultores en Cirugía Oculoplástica. Barcelona, Spain. jnieto@oculoplastica.net
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Geoffrey J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gladstone
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013653:Tattooing / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome