Article ID: 2021-0015
The reconstruction of scarring eyebrow defects is a challenging task for plastic surgeons as the eyebrow is an important cosmetic landmark of the face. Various methods are used for eyebrow reconstruction; free hair follicle transplantation, scalp composite graft, local flap transposition, and hair-bearing island scalp flap have been widely reported in the past and are applied according to the size and position of the eyebrow defect. For partial eyebrow defects, the best option is the use of local flaps from the remaining ipsilateral eyebrow, which have characteristics highly similar to those of the recipient site. Herein, we present a case in which an orbicularis oculi muscle pedicled flap from the contralateral eyebrow was used as a donor site with good results.
