The Frontalis Muscle Flap: As a Salvage Procedure for Upper Eyelid in a Burn Patient

Igde M., TAPAN M., Ergani H. M., Yasar B.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.30, no.5, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005348
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Blepharoptosis, burn sequellae, frontalis muscle flap, severe ectropion, BLEPHAROPTOSIS, EYEBROW
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The ugly face of civil war shows itself in the desperate patients and their extreme sequellae. The options for reconstruction of patients with late-term serious sequellae decrease and their treatments also become more difficult. A 31-year-old male patient was injured 18 months ago due to a bomb explosion and received long-term treatment through local wound care in his country. A patient who is referred to us with such late-term ectropion and lagophthalmos is likely to have both morphologic and functional deterioration. A frontal muscle flap was planned for this patient. The frontal muscle flap has been used for a long time in ptosis surgery and was used in the treatment of the patient to repair both lagophthalmos and ptosis. Satisfactory results were obtained at the end of a 6-month period during which the patient was monitored.