Photographic essay: healing by secondary intention in oculoplastics

Semin Ophthalmol. 2015 May;30(3):221-3. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.835846. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Abstract

This short report is written to demonstrate the usefulness of healing by secondary intention in oculoplastics. It shows photo strips of our patient outcomes, reflecting the excellent healing capacity of the face. The main point is to challenge misconceptions that healing by secondary intention is prone to infection and scarring, but instead, to show it is a safe and practical approach to our patients.

Keywords: Excision; eyelids; orbit; skin lesions; wound.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery*
  • Eyelid Diseases / surgery*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Keratoacanthoma / surgery*
  • Male
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Wound Healing / physiology*