A Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction after Suprastructure Maxillectomy

ABSTRACT

Orbital wall Reconstruction After Maxillectomy For Maxillary Malignancies Is Very Challenging For Surgeons. Preservation Of The Orbit Is A Current Trend In This Procedure In Order To Increase The Quality Of Life Of Patients. If The Patients Have Not Achieved A Proper And Adequate Rigid Frame Of The Orbital Floor After Maxillectomy, They Can Suffer From Enophthalmos, Diplopia, And/Or Decreased Vision. The Authors Report One Case Of Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction Using A Bioreabsorbable Panel And Titanium Mesh After Successful Suprastructure Maxillectomy. The Functional And Plastic Outcomes Of The Orbit Were Excellent 4 Years After Surgery, Without Complications or recurrence.