Case of Lower Eyelid Reconstruction with the Reverse Facial Artery Flap for Incomplete Eyelid Closure After Maxillectomy and Radiotherapy

Different methods have been used to reconstruct the lower eyelids. Herein, we report a case of eyelid reconstruction using reverse facial artery flap. A 66-year-old woman underwent partial maxillectomy that included orbital floor and received radiotherapy for maxillary sinus cancer. The gradually atrophied, resulting in incomplete closure. Thus, was performed flap, which applied nose lip reconstruction. However, date, there no reports on Japan. flap good match terms color texture. relatively large harvested, reconstructed as unit. thick, favorable correcting depression. Cheek contracture observed after maxillectomy; therefore, cutting mimetic muscles elevate not considered newly identified complication. application may be limited. this can an option reconstructions.