A large lower eyelid reconstruction: nasojugal flaps plus V-Y advancement flap

Acta Chir Plast. 2006;48(1):3-4.

Abstract

Lower eyelid reconstruction still represents one of the finest expressions in oculoplastic surgery. A 76-year-old male presented with a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the lateral canthus, involving the inferior eyelid. After ablative surgery, the resulting full-thickness defect was reconstructed with a mucosal graft from the buccal sulcus and a nasolabial flap subcutaneously pedicled on a V-Y advancement flap. The above techniques, joined together, allow better nasojugal transposition and should be considered when lateral half of the lower eyelid and lateral canthus reconstruction are performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Mucosa / transplantation*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Skin Transplantation*
  • Surgical Flaps*