Case series: The use of a dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft to enhance healing in the repair of lower eyelid defects after Mohs micrographic surgery
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dHACM: dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane INTRODUCTION Mohs surgery and repair of lower eyelid surgical defects present unique reconstruction challenges because of risk for ectropion. There are several options to avoid this adverse outcome, but when a patient declines surgical repair, there are no alternatives aside from second-intention healing with or without adjunctive therapy. One promising method is use of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane (dHACM) allograft (EpiFix , MiMedx Group Inc, Marietta, GA). To address the issue of a paucity of nonsurgical repair options, the author presents 3 cases of relatively superficial lower eyelid defects after Mohs micrographic surgery that were successfully repaired using dHACM.
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