Repair of a medial canthal defect
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Accepted: 24 May 2024
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An 87-year-old man presented for treatment of a histology-proven basal cell carcinoma involving the left medial canthus. The lesion was successfully resected with adequate margins under local anaesthesia and resulted in a defect measuring 2 x 1.5 cm. How would you repair this defect?
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