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- Blood work will be taken prior to surgery to ensure it is safe to administer general anesthesia.
- General anesthesia and analgesics are administered intravenously prior to intubation.
- The eyelid is carefully cleaned and prepped for surgery.
- Any tumors located on the eyelid are excised, along with up to one-third of the eyelid tissue.
- The ophthalmologist will choose a site for a skin graft sample. This may be taken from a normal eyelid, or from the cheek or lip.
- A flap outline is made before skin grafting begins.
- The skin graft is sutured to the site.
- The dog will be hospitalized for forty-eight hours after surgery, or according to the ophthalmologist’s recommendation.
- The removed eyelid portion will be sent to a veterinary histopathologist for examination.
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- Infection and wound rupture due to irritation of the sutures
- Skin graft failure
- Impeded eyelid movement
- Abnormal blink reflex
