Reconstruction of Defects after Removal of a Kissing Nevus of Eyelids using a Tissue Expander

The kissing nevus is a rare form of congenital melanocytic nevus. We present a case of a 4-year-girl with kissing nevus on the right eyelids. As a treatment, we used a tissue expander. In the first operation, The 16 cc sized rectangular-shape tissue expander was inserted within the subcutaneous laye...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2013, 19(2), , pp.125-128
Hauptverfasser: Jeong, Jae Hoon, Kim, Suk Wha, Choi, Tae Hyun
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The kissing nevus is a rare form of congenital melanocytic nevus. We present a case of a 4-year-girl with kissing nevus on the right eyelids. As a treatment, we used a tissue expander. In the first operation, The 16 cc sized rectangular-shape tissue expander was inserted within the subcutaneous layer at the right zygomatic area. After expansion for 5 months, local advancement flap was performed for lower eyelid reconstruction, and interpolation flap was carried for the upper eyelid. The remnant interpolation flap was removed and trimmed after 3 weeks. We report here a rare case of the kissing nevus on the eyelids that showed good results after reconstruction using a tissue expander.
ISSN:2234-0831
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DOI:10.14730/aaps.2013.19.2.125