Eyelid basal cell skin cancer&reconstructive Plastic Surgery - eyelid blepharoplasty sculpture Michael Bermant, MD Cosmetic Surgeon

See how well the eyelid moves with eyelid reconstruction after basal cell carcinoma with a Mustarde cheek rotational flap. The flap lining and support came from the nasal septal cartilage and mucosa.

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Ptosis of the eyelid (drooping of the upper eyelid)

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Recurrent ectropion after multiple cancer resections and then skin cancer excision with Mohs' chemosurgery and full thickness skin grafts.

Reconstruction of the lower eyelid

Facelift surgery (rhytidectomy)

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Eyelid Reconstruction Mustarde Cheek Flap
- for Basal Cell Carcinoma

Tumor before surgery

Start out with the surgery page for this problem. This operation for the eyelid cancer is time consuming to repeat excising the tumor until the margins are negative. I used Mohs' modified microsurgery for the frozen section control of the margins. The early results seen on that page were in the operating room. Then see the results over time.

Swelling goes down rapidly after surgery. The entire cheek needed to be rotated to create enough tissue to rebuild the extensive defect. The suture line continues towards the ear. The muscle rotated into the eyelid nerve's supply is preserved during surgery. Reconstructing the eyelid with working muscle, there is better function and appearance. In plastic surgery for eyelid problems and cosmetic surgery such as blepharoplasty, eyelid function is very important.

These pictures demonstrate the patient's eyelid movement 4 months after surgery. As with all still documentation, some of the information is missing. A movie of the same size or larger will show much more. The internet permits reasonable still pictures, but movies take too much time to download for those with slower transmission speeds. Even a smaller image movie reveals more about the tissue animation.

This movie demonstrates the movement of the lid at 4 months after surgery. It should run without problems if your browser has the QuickTime plug in (available for both Mac and IBM). The file is 327K and should download in about 2 minutes at 28.8 modem speed. Play the movie again by clicking on the arrow at the bottom left. Drag the small slider to position to a particular frame.

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