Introduction: Pressure sores are agonizing complications of chronically bedridden patients. The management of these lesions particularly with respect to grades III and IV lesions are chiefly surgical and involves a multidisciplinary approach. Although there are a variety of local flap options, like fasciocutaneous flaps, musculocutaneous flaps, perforator flaps, and combinations of these to choose from, there is a paucity of literature regarding which flap is better among these in terms of complication and recurrence rates. Methods: The databases searched were as follows:
Total eyelid defect comprises full-thickness loss of both upper and lower eyelids in a patient. It is a rare and devastating condition with serious implications related to vision, which mandates early and functional reconstruction when associated with intact globe. The primary goal is to give a stable coverage for orbital protection but at the same time provide a functional reconstruction of the defect, to allow for adequate mobility of the eyelids so that the patient's vision is restored to normal with minimal disability. When the defect is massive, and in the absence of loco-regional flaps, microvascular tissue transfer is needed. In this report we describe a radial-artery-based microvascular tissue transfer with a unique innovation utilizing the contralateral frontalis muscle to reconstruct a case of unilateral total upper and lower eyelid loss.
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