title: Photographic essay: healing by secondary intention in oculoplastics.
abstract: This short report is written to demonstrate the usefulness of healing by secondary intention in oculoplastics. It shows photo strips of our patient outcomes, reflecting the excellent healing capacity of the face. The main point is to challenge misconceptions that healing by secondary intention is prone to infection and scarring, but instead, to show it is a safe and practical approach to our patients.
authors.affiliation: Eye Department, Christchurch Hospital , Christchurch , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weatherhead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Excision; eyelids; orbit; skin lesions; wound