Reconstruction of the lower eyelid after excision of major tumours.

The authors report on a pretentious surgical procedure which is essential after excision of major tumours of the lower eyelid. They describe in detail the reconstruction of the lower lid in case of a 70% loss of the lid. They used Mustard's method during which the tarsoconjunctival defect was replaced by a mucochondral implant from the nasal septum.