Anophtalmic socket reconstruction is a challenging problem in plastic surgery. We had described a prefabricated superficial temporal fascia island flap and used this technique in >50 enucleation patients with severe socket contraction ending in excellent or good results for 28 years (Altindas- 1 procedure). However, the flap was not suitable for the exenteration patients with complete eyelid lo...

Periorbital cutaneous hyperchromia, popularly called “olheira”, corresponds to one of the main complaints patients looking for aesthetic treatments. One most famous phrases written by Leonardo da Vinci describes eyes as being window soul, this fact, orbital hyperpigmentation directly interferes with patient’s self-esteem, and can impact their quality life, producing appearance tiredness fatigue...

Previous work has demonstrated the correlation of periorbital perfusion and stress levels in human beings. It has also been suggested that periorbital perfusion can be quantified through processing of thermal video. The idea has been based on the fact that skin temperature is heavily modulated by superficial blood perfusion. Proof of this concept was established for two different types of stres...

Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP), an unusual form of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, is characterized by chronic inflammation and fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue. Clinically, it presents as subcutaneous nodules on common locations such as forehead, cheeks, proximal limbs and buttocks. Ulceration of the nodules may occur in certain cases. Very few case studies have reported the occu...

BACKGROUND Volume loss in the upper and lower eyelids and in the malar area is now considered a major component of periorbital aging. As classical resection blepharoplasty does not address this loss, filling procedures are becoming increasingly common. OBJECTIVES The authors present their experience with periorbital fat grafting in conjunction with routine blepharoplasty to address periorbita...

A previously healthy 31-year-old man had profound neurologic compromise and necrotizing periorbital infection due to a complication of varicella infection. Despite aggressive treatment, he required orbital exenteration and radical debridement of the involved tissues. He survived in a vegetative state for almost 1 year before succumbing to progressive neurologic deterioration. We present and dis...

Trichinosis is a worldwide disease contained by good husbandry and culinary practice, presenting unexpectedly in individual cases or mini-epidemics. The disease varies greatly in its manifestation and severity although when marked can be recognized by fever with myositis and periorbital oedema. Antibody tests are specific but the appearance on computed tomography of the brain are sufficiently c...