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Divided nevus of the eyelid - kissing nevus: clinicopathological report and surgical treatment of three cases

Purpose: To describe the clinical and pathological aspects, surgical treatment and results of three cases of divided nevus -"kissing nevus"- of the eyelid. Methods: Review of the clinicopathological data and surgical techniques used to treat these patients. Results: Cure of the lesions with good esthetic and functional results were obtained in all cases. Conclusions: Surgical excision of the divided nevus of the eyelid in more than one surgical session using flaps from the adjacent skin, and in one case, a free skin graft from the contralateral superior lid, was curative in the studied three cases.

Pigmented nevus; Skin transplantation; Eyelids; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Case report


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