Face the Case: Repairing a Large Eyelid Defect

Video Author:Kate Boehm, MD

Published on:April 03, 2019

In this #FacetheCase video, PRS Global Open Resident Ambassador Dr. Kate Boehm presents a 60-year-old male patient who had a 1-year history of irritation in the left eye. Examination revealed suspected cancerous changes in the tarsal conjunctiva of the upper eyelid. An excision biopsy showed squamous cell carcinoma in situ.

Expert Dr. William Chen discusses the author’s solution and how he would have addressed the issues presented.

Read the PRS Global Open #FacetheCase article, “Large Eyelid Defect Repair Using a Free Full-Thickness Eyelid Graft” by Khashayar Memarzadeh MD; Karl Engelsberg MD PhD; Rafi Sheikh MD; Malin Malmsjö MD

Keywords: plastic surgery; #FacetheCase; #PRSGlobalOpen; case report; eyelid; eyelid reconstruction