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Island Forehead Skin Flap R. V. ARGAMASO EDITORIAL COMMENT This is an excellent flap for reconstruction of defects of the nose, which may require sacrifice of some normal skin, but…

Midline Forehead Skin Flap (Seagull Flap) D. R. MILLARD JR. In ancient India, many centuries before Christ, the Kumas caste of potters cut forehead flaps for nasal reconstruction following punishment…

Cheek V-Y Advancement Skin Flap to The Lower Eyelid I. J. PELED M. R. WEXLER EDITORIAL COMMENT This procedure is probably not the best choice among the various alternatives available….

Skin Island Orbicularis Oculi Musculocutaneous Flap for Lower Eyelid Reconstruction R. V. ARGAMASO A substantial loss of lower eyelid tissue may result from trauma or surgery. Reconstruction by skin-flap transfer…

Bipedicle Upper Eyelid Flap (Tripier) for Lower Eyelid Reconstruction C. D. BUCKO The bipedicle upper eyelid flap has been used to repair horizontally oriented losses of the lower eyelid, both…

Lateral Tarsoconjunctival Flap for Lid Tightening S. A. LAUER EDITORIAL COMMENT Laxity of the lower lid occurs quite commonly in elderly patients. If recognized and corrected by this method, such…

Superiorly Based Tarsoconjunctival Advancement (Hughes, Landholt, Köllner) Flap for Reconstruction of The Lower Eyelid M. A. CALLAHAN This is one of the oldest, time-tested flaps for eyelid reconstruction. It will…

Cheek Rotation Skin (Imre) Flap to The Lower Eyelid G. S. PAP EDITORIAL COMMENT The McGregor flap (Chapter 12) should be considered as a first option for lower lid reconstruction,…

Cheek Rotation Skin (Mustardé) Flap to The Lower Eyelid J. C. MUSTARDÉ Reconstruction of the full thickness of an eyelid requires two basic layers: a skin-covering layer and a mucous-secreting…

Transposed (Mcgregor) Flap in Eyelid Reconstruction I. A. McGREGOR EDITORIAL COMMENT In the editor’s view, this flap, which is simpler and less involved, has supplanted the more extensive Mustardé-type flap,…