Frontal Periosteum as an Exposed Orbital Implant Cover

Purpose: To describe the surgical technique of harvesting frontal bone periosteum, through an eyelid-crease incision, for coverage of orbital implants. Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of 15 patients who underwent the procedure. Results: Eleven patients had surgery to cover exposed orbital implants, whereas in 4 patients the periosteal graft was used as an implant cover during enucleation. Periosteal grafts as large as 25...