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. 2005 Feb;89(2):219–222. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.052639

Table 2.

 Postoperative complications after MMS with FTSG according to periocular tumour site

Type of graft complication Medial tumours (%)* n = 264 Lower lid tumours (%)* n = 111 Upper lid tumours (%)* n = 22 Total number (%)* n = 397
Hypertrophy 26 (41.9)† 2 (3.2) 28 (45.1)
Contracture 2 (3.2) 2 (3.2) 4 (6.5)
Contracture+ectropion 2 (3.2) 2 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 5 (8.1)
Trapdoor contraction 6 (9.6) 1 (1.6) 7 (11.3)
Web contracture 2 (3.2) 2 (3.2)
Partial failure 4 (6.4) 4 (6.4) 8 (12.9)
Complete failure 1 (1.6) 1 (1.6)
Infection 3 (4.9) 1 (1.6) 4 (6.5)
Hematoma 2 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 3 (4.8)
Total number (%) 48 (77.4) 13 (21) 1 (1.6) 62 (100)

*% from total number of complications.

†p = 0.007.