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SUBMITTER: Matsuda K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4323394 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuda Ken K Shibata Minoru M Kanazawa Shigeyuki S Kubo Tateki T Hosokawa Ko K
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 20150101 1
Wide resection of malignant skin tumors in the upper orbital region often results in soft-tissue defects involving the eyebrow. We used composite skin grafts from the area around the sideburns for 1-stage reconstruction of skin and eyebrow defects. The results were aesthetically satisfying because the hair and shape of these regions were similar to those of the original eyebrow, and donor-site closure was easy with inconspicuous scar. The survival of full-thickness skin graft area of composite g ...[more]