title: Eyebrow reconstruction using a composite skin graft from sideburns.
abstract: Wide resection of malignant skin tumors in the upper orbital region often results in soft-tissue defects involving the eyebrow. We used composite skin grafts from the area around the sideburns for 1-stage reconstruction of skin and eyebrow defects. The results were aesthetically satisfying because the hair and shape of these regions were similar to those of the original eyebrow, and donor-site closure was easy with inconspicuous scar. The survival of full-thickness skin graft area of composite grafts from sideburn facilitates revascularization of thicker hair follicles in the graft and allows safe, natural eyebrow reconstruction.
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Matsuda
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Shibata
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Shigeyuki
authors: S
authors: Kanazawa
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Tateki
authors: T
authors: Kubo
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan; and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Ko
authors: K
authors: Hosokawa