Results of long-term follow-up observations of blepharoptosis correction using the palmaris longus tendon

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 614-619

  Park, Sangkeun ^a   Shin, YongHo ^a  

^a Surgery Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blepharoptosis; Long term follow up; Modified Fox method; Palmaris longus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYELID; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOX METHOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATITIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PALMARIS LONGUS TENDON; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 46849107529     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-008-9165-3     Document Type: Article

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