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Revisiting the single-eyelid hughes reconstruction - A report of two cases
Spencer Harris1, Rona Z Silkiss1
1Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Purpose:
The reconstruction of near-total upper eyelid defects is challenging and complicated. There are multiple possible techniques, including multi-stage lower eyelid flaps (such as Mustarde's lid-switch flap and the Cutler-Beard techniques) as well as single-stage techniques with free grafts. Here we present two patients requiring near-total upper eyelid repairs that were accomplished by a single-eyelid, single-stage technique using a tarsoconjunctival flap.
Observations:
Two cases of near-total upper eyelid defects are described, one secondary to resection of a basal cell carcinoma and the other secondary to resection of a Merkel cell carcinoma. Both cases had sufficient residual tarsus to supply a single-eyelid tarsoconjunctival flap. Results were excellent.
Conclusions:
When there is sufficient tarsus remaining, the illustrated technique provides an excellent repair of near-total upper-eyelid defects. It is a simpler procedure than its alternatives, spares other tissue sites, eliminates free grafts, and does not require multiple stages.
