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1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8096, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
|April 24, 2016
Abstract:
Upper eyelid ptosis and crease abnormalities can lead to significant cosmetic deformity. An intimate knowledge of the anatomic structures responsible for eyelid height, contour, and pretarsal show will allow precise surgical correction.
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