Stable Upper Eyelid after 2 Successive Tarsoconjunctival Flaps.

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

Published: May 2018

A 70-year-old male with history of multiple cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma throughout the body presented with a left lower lid margin squamous cell carcinoma. The lesion was excised via Mohs surgery elsewhere, and the defect was reconstructed with a tarsoconjunctival flap (Hughes flap). The lesion recurred, and the patient had a second Mohs surgery for excision. For reconstruction, a second tarsoconjunctival flap spanning the entire horizontal distance of the upper lid was done. The remaining 2-3 mm of upper tarsus provided good support of the upper lid. Careful planning may allow for successive tarsoconjunctival flaps if needed in the future.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5999439PMC
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