J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2006 Jul;33(4):499-502.

Correction of Lower Eyelid Retraction with Autogenous Hard Palate Mucosa : 2 Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Institute for Human Tissue Restoration, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tsroh@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
Grave's disease is an autoimmune disease with chronic and systemic features. It affects the orbital fat and muscle bringing about defect in extrinsic eye motility, diplopia, optic nerve defect and lid retraction. In patients with lagopthalmos and resulting facial deformity, treatment can be done by rectus muscle recession or filling with various material. Autogenous auricular cartilage graft is often used and synthetic material such as synthetic acellular dermis, polyethylene meshs are also used for filling of the depressed area. Nevertheless, autogenous auricular cartilage grafts are difficult to utilize and synthetic materials sometimes result in protrusion or infection. Therefore, hard palate mucosa was considered as an alternative. We report two cases of patients with lower eyelid retraction corrected with autogenous hard palate mucosa.
METHODS
We performed this operation in two patients of Graves' ophthalmopathy. The capsulopalpebral fascia was incised and elevated through an incision on the conjunctiva. Then, the harvested hard palate mucosa was sutured to the inferior border of the tarsus and covered with the conjunctiva.
RESULTS
The lower eyelid retraction was corrected successfully. No hypertrophy or deformation of the transplanted hard palate mucosa was noted 6 months after the surgery.
CONCLUSIONS
From the results above, we may conclude that the hard palate mucosa serves as an ideal spacer for the curvature and the inner lining in lower lid retraction. Hard palate mucosa is as sturdy as the autogenous cartilage but is much easier to utilize. It can be also used for lid retraction after lower lid aesthetic surgeries or traumas.

Keyword

Lower lid retraction; Hard palate mucosa graft; Hyperthyroidism

MeSH Terms

Acellular Dermis
Ankle
Autoimmune Diseases
Cartilage
Congenital Abnormalities
Conjunctiva
Diplopia
Ear Cartilage
Eyelids*
Fascia
Humans
Hyperthyroidism
Hypertrophy
Mucous Membrane*
Optic Nerve
Orbit
Palate, Hard*
Polyethylene
Transplants
Polyethylene
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