Does the optimal layer of the skin include the orbicularis oculi muscle when elevating cheek rotation flap?

Background: The cheek rotation flap is widely used as an optimal technique for lower eyelid reconstruction; however, the elevation layer of the skin including the orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM) remains unresolved. Materials and Methods: Between February 2006 and October 2012, 11 patients who underwe...

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Main Authors: Naohiro Ishii, Masayoshi Takayama, Shigeki Sakai, Kazuo Kishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.jcasonline.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2077;year=2019;volume=12;issue=2;spage=112;epage=117;aulast=Ishii