The Bipedicled Orbicularis Oculi Myocutaneous Flap for the Repair of Paralytic Ectropion

JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Mar 1;21(2):169-171. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.1704.

Authors

Gitanjali M Fleischman^{1

2}, Brian D Thorp¹, William W Shockley¹, J Madison Clark¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
² Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Service, WakeMed Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Abstract

This case series describes the bipedicled orbicularis oculi myocutaneous flap as a new surgical approach for paralytic eyelid syndrome.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blepharoplasty / methods*
Ectropion / surgery*
Eyelids / surgery*
Facial Muscles / transplantation*
Female
Humans
Male
Myocutaneous Flap*
Oculomotor Muscles / transplantation
Retrospective Studies