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He-zhen Wang1, Gui-zhen Ma, Na Li
1Luohe First People's Hospital Henan Province, Luohe 462000, China.
Objective:
To search an ideal method for treatment of severe blepharoptosis.
Methods:
Fifty-four eyes of 47 patients with severe blepharoptosis were undergoing for the treatment with a frontalis muscle complex flap, included in the frontalis muscle, orbicularis oculi muscle and SMAS membranes, to suspend the dropped eyelids.
Results:
The 54 eyes with severe blepharoptosis were successfully treated with the frontalis muscle complex suspension technique. Although the lagophthalmos in different degrees was shown in 3 months after the operation, it usually disappeared 6 months after the operation. The results were shown good appearance without recurrence.
Conclusion:
The above mentioned technique may be a good and effective method for treatment of the severe blepharoptosis, compared with the traditional technique.
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