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Eyelid reconstruction after burn injury

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Damage to eyelid skin secondary to a burn injury may require later excision of the area of scarring. Ideally, the scar should be excised down to the orbicularis oculi muscle. A split thickness skin graft is then applied.

Residual problem with eyelid closure should be treated with repeat grafting. Although controversial, tarsorrhaphy tends to produce a less functional result.

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