Simultaneous reconstruction of medial canthal area and both eyelids with a single transverse split forehead island flap.
In this report, we are presenting a case in which we have split the paramedian forehead flap, thus providing 2 axially perfused skin flaps for simultaneous reconstruction of the upper and lower lid structures after resection of basal cell carcinoma from the left medial canthal area. We found that split forehead flap seems to be a favorable option for simultaneous reconstruction of the upper and lower eyelid defects by enabling nicely vascularized and abundant amount of regional skin.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Zafer
Z
Onaran
Ilker
I
Yazici
Esen I
EI
Karakaya
Tarik
T
Cavusoglu
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps