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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2024; 57(02): 152-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779656
Ideas and Innovations

A Single Staged Reconstruction of Upper Eyelid and Eyelashes

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  • Taruna Singh 

    1   Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

  • Madhubari Vathulya 

    1   Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

  • Anand Agrawal

    1   Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

  • Ridima Behl 

    1   Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

  • Anupam Singh

    1   Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Abstract

The upper eyelid is a complex structural part of the face that plays an important role in protecting the cornea from drying and damage to preserve vision. The eyelashes are an essential part of the upper eyelid and help in protecting the eyes from dust, foreign bodies, and sweat. Being a part of the face, which is the most noticeable part of the body, both structures hold an important role in reconstructive procedures. Reconstruction of both structures simultaneously is tricky but helps reduce the number of procedures required in achieving an aesthetically acceptable eye. Our techniques describe the use of the paramedian forehead flap with an anterior hairline to reconstruct the upper eyelid and eyelashes in a single stage in a posttraumatic near-total upper eyelid defect with a favorable outcome. Depending on the parting of the patient's hair, the anterior hairline of one side can be included in the distal edge of the flap while raising, which can be inset so that the direction and orientation of the eyelashes perfectly match. Our technique refurbishes an established technique for eyelid reconstruction to include eyelash reconstruction at the same time, thus saving time and resources without any inconvenience to the patient.

Keywords

paramedian forehead flap - eyelid reconstruction - eyelash reconstruction

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The manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors; the requirements for authorship as stated earlier in this document have been met, and each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work, if that information is not provided in another form.




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19. Februar 2024

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