A modified frontalis sling in the treatment of combined blepharoptosis and facial nerve paresis

A modified frontalis sling in the treatment of combined blepharoptosis and facial nerve paresis

A surgical method is proposed to treat patients with combined severe blepharoptosis and peripheral facial nerve paresis. The operation involves construction of a sling from the contralateral active frontalis muscle to the affected eyelid tarsal plate. The method has been applied in one patient, with...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of plastic surgery 1989-09, Vol.42 (5), p.610-612
Hauptverfasser: Chait, L.A., Fayman, M.S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blepharoptosis - complications
Blepharoptosis - surgery
Facial Muscles - transplantation
Facial Paralysis - complications
Facial Paralysis - surgery
Forehead
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surgery, Plastic - methods
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical method is proposed to treat patients with combined severe blepharoptosis and peripheral facial nerve paresis. The operation involves construction of a sling from the contralateral active frontalis muscle to the affected eyelid tarsal plate. The method has been applied in one patient, with satisfactory results. Re-education of the patient was relatively easy to achieve.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/0007-1226(89)90057-X