Free labial mucocutaneous graft for eyelid reconstruction in four dogs.

Purpose: To describe a technique for eyelid margin reconstruction following large mass resection utilizing a free labial mucocutaneous graft.

Methods: Four dogs (4 eyes) underwent en bloc eyelid mass excision under general anesthesia. Measurements were made of the mass followed by free labial mucocutaneous graft retrieval, resection of the mass, and then transplantation of retrieved region of labial mucocutaneous tissue into the resulting defect.

Use of subdermal hyaluronic acid injections and a free labial mucocutaneous graft for the repair of feline eyelid agenesis.

Objective: To describe a technique to repair feline eyelid agenesis using a hyaluronic acid (HA) subdermal filler injection to allow for acute soft tissue expansion, followed by a free labial mucocutaneous graft.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine colobomatous eyelids in 24 feline patients with secondary keratitis were recruited to the study group.

Results: Keratitis and trichiasis were markedly resolved in 27/39 (69.