Treatment of paralytic lagophthalmos with gold weight implants covered by levator aponeurosis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-193

  Lessa, Sergio ^a,b,d   Nanci, Marcelo ^a,b   Sebastiá, Roberto ^b,c   Flores, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Dermatologia Prof Rubem David Azulay   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; GOLD WEIGHT IMPLANT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INCISION; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; LAGOPHTHALMOS; LEVATOR APONEUROSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER EYELID; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GOLD;

ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROPLASTY; EYELID DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049105126     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181a13d72     Document Type: Article

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