Repair of a Lower Eyelid Defect.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Yu, Wesley Y.; Yeager, Danielle; Bordeaux, Jeremy S.
- Source
- Dermatologic Surgery. Jan2023, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p89-91. 3p.
- Subject
- *BLEPHAROPLASTY
*EYELIDS
*MOHS surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 1076-0512
Defect measures 4.2 × 3.5 cm abutting the lower lid margin and includes both the lower eyelid and cheek subunit. The V-Y advancement flap is equivalent to the Mustardé flap for ectropion prevention in the reconstruction of moderate-size lid-cheek junction defects. A 69-year-old woman with melanoma in situ (lentigo maligna subtype) on the left lower eyelid presented for surgical treatment. [Extracted from the article]