Open AccessA Method to Reproduce Symmetry in Midfacial Reconstruction: A Report of 19 Cases
Author(s) -
Xiaoli Lou,
Chunyu Xue,
Joséph Molnár,
HongYan Bi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in skin and wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1538-8654
pISSN - 1527-7941
DOI - 10.1097/01.asw.0000661800.39497.94
Subject(s) - medicine , symmetry (geometry) , medline , orthodontics , geometry , mathematics , political science , law
Reconstruction of facial skin defects remains a clinical challenge. With aging, ptosis of tissue over fixed structures creates an important facial feature known as the tear trough. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and aesthetic outcome of a novel surgical technique that reproduced this facial feature while avoiding ectropion during midfacial skin defect repair.