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ArticleEplasty2020

Eye Comfort and Physiological Reconstruction of an Entire Upper Eyelid Defect.

Yasuhiro Sakata, Katsuya Okuda, Yoshitaka Wada, Shinji Kumegawa, Hirohisa Kusuhara, Noritaka Isogai, Shinichi Asamura

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Article in Eplasty, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Yasuhiro SakataDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Katsuya OkudaOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan.
Yoshitaka WadaDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Shinji KumegawaDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Hirohisa KusuharaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan.
Noritaka IsogaiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan.
Shinichi AsamuraDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveReconstruction 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.

methodsWe 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 with a buccal mucosal graft and a reverse Hughes flap.

resultsThere has been no recurrence of the tumor, opening and closing functions of the eyelid are maintained, and the patient has not complained of eye discomfort.

conclusionMaintenance of mobility, flexibility, and a good ocular surface in contact with the sensitive cornea are the main foci of upper eyelid reconstruction, with an optimal fissure height and an appropriate contour of the eyelid. In addition, to obtain eye comfort, it is important to protect the cornea without significantly restricting eyelid mobility.

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forearm flapfree flapMerkel cell carcinomareconstructionupper eyelid

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PMID32537044
PMCPMC7270324

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