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Free Skin Graft

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Surgical conditions

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Duration

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  • Type of anesthesia: IV sedation + local anesthesia
  • Surgical incision: The original lower eyelid incision
    Retroauricular, hairline, or upper eyelid incision (for harvesting the skin)
  • Recovery: 7 days
  • Removal of stitches: 7–10 days

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General instructions

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No food and water on the day of surgery

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  • Avoid smoking for 1 week preoperatively.
  • Fast from food and water for 6 h on the day of operation.
  • Apply cosmetic gel to the lower eyelid for 2 weeks postoperatively to stabilize the surgical results.
  • Avoid smoking, alcohol, and irritating foods for 1 month postoperatively.
  • Avoid staying up late and violent squeezing and the rubbing the eyelids for 3 months postoperatively.

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Ideal candidates

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  • Senior patientspatients with severe palpebral ectropion
  • Patients with palpebral ectropion due to distinct shortage of lower eyelid skin
  • Those with palpebral ectropion recurrence after several palpebral corrections
  • Those with severe palpebral ectropion and combined red flesh exposure or epiphora

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Potential complications

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  • Scar hyperplasia
  • Skin graft necrosis
  • Scar contracture
  • Color difference
  • Ectropion recurrence

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Surgical advantages

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  1. The surgery is simple and has almost no risks.

  2. It directly improves the fundamental problem of skin defects, so the recurrence rate is extremely low.

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Surgical drawbacks

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  1. The site of skin grafting at the lower eyelid is not esthetical due to a patch scar or color difference.

  2. An additional wound is made at the site for harvesting the skin.

  3. There may be necrosis or failure of the grafted skin.

  4. The grafted skin may contract, thus affecting the correction results.

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