[Repairing of lower eyelid ectropion with expanded flap].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate the effect of reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion with expanded flap.

METHODS:

Fourty patients with lower eyelid ectropion were reconstructed using tissue expander. The volume of the smallest expander was 30 ml, and that of the biggest one was 150 ml. The expand time was from 2-months to 3-months, then advancement or transposition flaps were created and employed in the defected lesion where the scar was removed just in one operation.

RESULTS:

All patients have been followed up for 2-year with satisfactory results and no recurrences was appearance.

CONCLUSIONS:

Application of expander reasonable may get satisfactory result in reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion. The incision in donor site is hidden and the symptom seldom recurs.

• Authors: Min-liang Chen, Jia-ke Chai, Hui-feng Song, Ming-huo Xu, Yan-qiu Wu, Bao-jü Chen, Zhi-yong Sheng
• Journal: Zhonghua zheng xing wai ke za zhi = Zhonghua zhengxing waike zazhi = Chinese journal of plastic surgery (Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi) Vol. 23 Issue 4 Pg. 295-6 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 1009-4598 [Print] China
• PMID: 17926849 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Blepharoplasty (methods)
• Child
• Ectropion (surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Surgical Flaps
• Tissue Expansion Devices
• Young Adult