Surgical Treatment with Locoregional Flaps for the Eyelid: A Review

Abstract EN

Reconstruction of the eyelids after skin cancer excision can be challenging.

Surgical treatment options are multiple; deep anatomy knowledge of lamellar components is mandatory to choose the most adequate surgical planning.

Eyelids’ role in vision and social relationship is critical; both function and aesthetics are tough to restore.

Using a flap provides a satisfying texture and colour match with adjacent tissues and ensures short contraction during healing; furthermore, grafts are sometimes necessary to achieve pleasing results.

Hundreds of surgical techniques have been described aiming for eyelid reconstruction; in our paper, we want to provide for our audience the most reliable and useful procedures for subtotal and total eyelid reconstruction following NMSC full-thickness excision.