OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion with expanded flap. METHODS: Fourty patients with lower eyelid ectropion were reconstructed using tissue expander. The volume of the smallest expander was 30 ml, and that of the biggest one was 150 ml. The expand time was from 2-months to 3-months, then advancement or transposition flaps were created and employed in the defected lesion where the scar was removed just in one operation. RESULTS: All patients have been followed up for 2-year with satisfactory results and no recurrences was appearance. CONCLUSIONS: Application of expander reasonable may get satisfactory result in reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion. The incision in donor site is hidden and the symptom seldom recurs.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion with expanded flap. METHODS: Fourty patients with lower eyelid ectropion were reconstructed using tissue expander. The volume of the smallest expander was 30 ml, and that of the biggest one was 150 ml. The expand time was from 2-months to 3-months, then advancement or transposition flaps were created and employed in the defected lesion where the scar was removed just in one operation. RESULTS: All patients have been followed up for 2-year with satisfactory results and no recurrences was appearance. CONCLUSIONS: Application of expander reasonable may get satisfactory result in reconstruction of lower eyelid ectropion. The incision in donor site is hidden and the symptom seldom recurs.