Open AccessChoosing the Appropriate Reconstructive Technique for Eyelid Defects after Tumor Excision
Author(s) -
Sokol Isaraj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hsoa journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-7284
DOI - 10.24966/scti-7284/100023
Subject(s) - eyelid , reconstructive surgery , medicine , surgery
Due to the anatomic location reconstruction of the eyelids after tumor removal remains one of the most challenging tasks in reconstructive surgery. Our strategy favors a progression from direct closure, when possible, to use of local flaps in combination with chondro-mucosal grafts for bi-lamellar reconstruction.