CASE REPORT | |
Eye Comfort and Physiological Reconstruction of an Entire Upper Eyelid Defect | |
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aDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; bOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan; and cDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan |
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Correspondence: ysakata@wakayama-med.ac.jp |
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Keywords: reconstruction, upper eyelid, Merkel cell carcinoma, forearm flap, free flap |
Objective: Reconstruction of an extensive full-thickness upper eyelid defect is challenging. The purpose of this report is to introduce this procedure with emphasis on reconstruction of the eyelid margin to obtain eye comfort. Methods: We designed a technique using a radial forearm flap for the outer layer to reconstruct the entire eyelid after resection of Merkel cell carcinoma. In additional, the inner layer and the eyelid margin were reconstructed w ....... |