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Professor Malin Malmsjö, MD, PhD. Photo.

Malin Malmsjö

Professor

Professor Malin Malmsjö, MD, PhD. Photo.

Successful repair of a full upper eyelid defect following traumatic amputation by simply suturing it back in place

Author

  • Johanna Vennström Berggren
  • Kajsa Tenland
  • Jenny Hult
  • Jonas Blohmé
  • Malin Malmsjö

Summary, in English

There is a general belief that a full-thickness eyelid defect is best repaired using a vascularized flap in combination with a free graft, and that a free full-thickness eyelid graft would not survive due to poor blood perfusion. However, we describe a case in which an upper eyelid was traumatically amputated. The eyelid was sutured in place and healed well in situ. The long-term outcome was good regarding motility and function. This raises the question of whether a blood-supplying pedicle is necessary for the survival of the graft when repairing large eyelid defects.

Department/s

  • Ophthalmology Imaging Research Group

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Pages

73-76

Publication/Series

JPRAS Open

Volume

19

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Ophthalmology

Status

Published

Project

  • Blood Perfusion in Flaps during Reconstructive Surgery after Tumor Excision around the Eyes Investigated by Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging in Humans

Research group

  • Ophthalmology Imaging Research Group

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2352-5878