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Modified Reverse Hatchet Flap for Ablepharon-Macrostomia Syndrome.

Yash J VaishnavLouise A Mawn
Published in: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery (2024)
Ablepharon-macrostomia syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by TWIST2 mutations and anterior lamellar dysgenesis. Timely intervention is critical to prevent exposure keratopathy, corneal ulceration, and permanent vision loss. We report a novel approach to multiplanar eyelid reconstruction in ablepharon-macrostomia syndrome involving use of a modified reverse hatchet flap in 1 lower eyelid along with division at the eyelid margin, recession of the eyelid retractors in conjunction with preputial skin grafting for anterior lamellar restoration in the other 3 eyelids.
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