title: Eyelid Reconstruction: Everything Is Not Lost When All Is Lost.
abstract: Eyelid injuries are a common emergency room challenge in patients presenting with history of road traffic accidents. Overzealous debridement can result in tissue loss in which primary repair becomes impossible along with loss of critical landmarks especially in tissue as fragile as the eyelids. We present a 45-year-old male with avulsion injury of the right lower eyelid compounded by debridement at a primary health care facility. Nasolabial flap reconstruction was done with release of the bulbar conjunctiva to achieve aesthetic and functional endpoints. Adhering to the fundamental guidelines of repair of the eyelids as a primary and definitive surgery holds the crux to the best cosmetic and functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arora
keywords: Debridement; Eyelid avulsion; Eyelid reconstruction; Nasolabial flap; Road traffic accident