I firmly determined in reconstruction with the help of hard palate graft (HPG). I found a well-trained surgeon who is very experienced in this field. After in-person consultation, he said that i have 1.5 mm retraction, no damage of anterior lamella. He proposed only HPG with inner incision, without any cantopexy or cantoplasty. What is the hard palate graft resorption? Does it happen with this kind of spacer? Longitivity of result.
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March 20, 2023
Answer: Hard palate graft reconstruction without vertically elevating the cheek is only half the surgery.
Typiaclly, skin graft can be an option if too much skin was removed from a lower lid in previous surgery, from trauma or scarring, or after tumor removal. The ideal skin graft for your lower eyelids is your upper eyelid skin, but in front of or behind the ears have also been used. There are...
Swelling after your eyelid surgery one month after surgery can be typical, especially with a graft. It can take 3-6 months for final healing. If you are having pain and redness with swelling, however, you should notify your surgeon for the risk of infection. Good luck.
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If you are not seeing any improvement since the eyelid surgery then you may have eyelid retraction. If things are still continuing to improve or change then I would wait until you are stable. Thyroid eye/orbital surgery is often a staged process after decompression...
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