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Eyelid Reconstruction and Infraorbital Repair Using a Mustardé Flap Technique in a Dog
Tarcísio Guerra Guimarães1, Karla Menezes Cardoso2, Magda Pacheco3
1Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (IIFA), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Coimbra, Portugal.
Abstract:
This case report describes a 5-year-old dog with a defect in the right eyelid, absence of orbicularis musculature, and absence of cutaneous tissue in the infraorbital region, submitted to the Mustardé flap technique. A large rotational flap was performed, including a cartilage graft from the outer ear, to correct the defect in the lower eyelid and infraorbital region. Also, euryblepharon correction of the upper eyelid was performed with wedge excision. The techniques were performed in a single surgical step and with appropriated functional and aesthetic results. The described approach may be employed as a surgical option in large eyelid defects.

