Amit Jain1, Nishtha Saini2, Yamini3, Gautam Gole4
PURPOSE: To review the role of Mustarde’s flap for post basal cell carcinoma excision lower eyelid reconstruction, its clinical outcomes and complications.
METHODS: The Mustarde’s rotational cheek flap has been used to reconstruct the lower eyelids of 16 patients from 2008 to 2015 in proven cases of bcc.
RESULTS: Mustarde’s flaps have very high functionally as well as cosmetic acceptability with minimum patient morbidity. The most frequent complications were downward contraction and sagging of the flap and ectropion of the lid margin. To prevent them, the zygomatico-cheek flap must be carefully designed, rotated, and sutured as high as possible so that immediately postoperatively, the palpebral fissure is only a narrow slit.
