Patients who have suffered traumatic injury to the eyelids and/or face or had prior eyelid or periorbital surgery and have residual malposition may benefit from oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. Additionally, patients who have eyelid or facial skin cancers may require excision and reconstruction the defect.

Cancers include the most common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, as well as squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and melanoma in-situ.  Less common eyelid cancers include Sebaceous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma. Dr. Reistad often works close coordination with dermatologists and Mohs surgeons for patients that have eyelid cancers.

Patients who have suffered traumatic injury to the eyelids or periocular region from such things as motor vehicle accidents, dog bites, flying projectiles and falls often seek Dr. Reistad’s expertise for eyelid reconstruction, particularly when there is concomitant trauma to the tear drainage system.