Surgical skill in a nutshell
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2025)
Repair of a medial canthal defect
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Received: 25 March 2024
Accepted: 24 May 2024
Accepted: 24 May 2024
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An 87-year-old man presented for treatment of a histology-proven basal cell carcinoma (BCC) involving the left medial canthus. The lesion was successfully resected with adequate margins under local anesthesia and resulted in a defect measuring 2x1.5 cm. How would you repair this defect?
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Murtas A, Maffei V, Fantini F. Repair of a medial canthal defect. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 3 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];17(1). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10001
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