The use of gold weight in facial palsy lagophthalmos

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-77

  Schrom, T ^a   Goldhahn, A ^a   Berghaus, A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Facial paresis; Gold weight; Lid loading

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; EYELID CLOSURE; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0034065065     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380050018     Document Type: Article

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