Cosmetic comparison of gold weight and platinum chain insertion in primary upper eyelid loading for lagophthalmos

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-175

  Bladen, John C ^a   Norris, Jonathan H ^a   Malhotra, Raman ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PLATINUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER EYELID; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLEPHAROPLASTY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYELID DISEASES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATINUM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861338371     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: 15372677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3182467bf7     Document Type: Article

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