Evaluation of Surgical Outcomes and Patient-reported Outcomes of Eyebrow Defect Repair with “Kite Flap”

There is no consensus on the surgical options for repairing mild-to-moderate eyebrow defects due to burns, trauma, and skin tumors, and the outcome of the surgery is unclear. In this study, the authors evaluated the surgical outcomes and patient-reported outcomes of eyebrow defect repair with the "kite flap" in a cross-sectional study. Case data and imaging data of twelve patients with eyebrow defects undergoing repair from July 2018 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, and the surgical outcomes were statistically analyzed by the Face-Q subjective evaluation scale and the surgical objective evaluation scale. In the postoperative objective evaluation, 66.67% of the patients were "very satisfied," and the scores of the Face-Q scale for the assessment of appearance and psychosocial function were significantly improved compared with those of the preoperative period, with a statistically significant difference in the data changes ( P <0.05). The study showed that the "kite flap" is an excellent surgical method for repairing mild-to-moderate defects of the eyebrow, and it can meet the requirements of both function and appearance after surgery.