MANAGEMENT OF TISSUE BREAKDOWN AND EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH ORBITAL HYDROXYAPATITE IMPLANTS

Faculty	Not Specified	Year:	1995
Type of Publication:	Article	Pages:	91-94
Authors:	Sherif, MM, ELSHAHED, FS, ALI, AT	DOI:	10.1097/00002341-199506000-00003
Journal:	OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN PUBL	Volume:	11
Research Area:	Ophthalmology; Surgery	ISSN	ISI:A1995QZ91600004
Keywords :	HYDROXYAPATITE ORBITAL IMPLANT, EXPOSURE OF HYDROXYAPATITE IMPLANT, CONJUNCTIVAL FLAP
Abstract:	A new surgical approach for the management of tissue breakdown and exposure of an orbital hydroxyapatite (HA) implant is presented. The implant was placed after evisceration of an atrophic globe. Tissue breakdown and exposure developed 3 weeks after implantation. After a 3-month waiting period for spontaneous healing, a pedicled conjunctival flap from the lower eyelid was fashioned to cover the defect. This technique can be used to cover conjunctival defects over HA implants and is specifically recommended for large defects.
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