A dynamic technique for the treatment of severe or recurrent blepharoptosis: Frontalis-orbicularis oculi muscle flap shortening

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Lai, Chung Sheng ^a,b   Chang, Kao Ping ^a,b   Lai, Ching Hung ^b   Huang, Shu Hung ^b   Tsai, Chih Cheng ^b   Lin, Sin Daw ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blepharoptosis; Frontalis muscle; Orbicularis oculi muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE FLAP SHORTHENING; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISSECTION; EYELIDS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650105862     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228589     Document Type: Article

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