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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 39, 2005 - Issue 6
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Histological evaluation of grafted hard palate mucosa in the reconstruction of the upper eyelid

Aya Tanaka Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD , MD,
Mitsuo Hatoko Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
,
Hideyuki Tada Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Satoshi Yurugi Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Hiroshi Iioka Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Katsunori Niitsuma Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Pages 376-378 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We have used a hard palate mucosal graft for reconstruction of the posterior lamella of the eyelid and in only one case was replacement required because of discomfort and pain. The stratum corneum of the hard palate mucosa may have been the cause.

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