ABSTRACT
The oculopalpebral traumas are very common and have great socioeconomic importance, bringing with them unhappiness, economic inefficiency and monetary loss. We describe in this article, the case of a severe facial trauma, resulting from a lacerating wound motivated by self-injury, in which the basic principles of eyelid reconstruction were used. The patient presented good evolution, and a satisfactory aesthetic result with adequate palpebral occlusion. We emphasize the importance of the plastic surgeon as an integral and necessary specialist of the trauma team in the emergency room, as well as their degree of resolubility, using basic and consecrated techniques for eyelid reconstruction.
Keywords: Eye diseases; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Wounds and injuries; Penetrating head injuries