Suspending of blepharoptosis on temporalis fascia slings: our own experience
Kokot, W.; Półjanowski, P.
Klinika Oczna 100(6): 393-395
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2157 PMID: 10067069 Document Number: 491723
There are many procedures providing treatment of ptosis. In cases with palpebrae levator palsy, procedures involving mechanical suspension of palpebrae are used. Artificial and natural materials are used to suspend the lid. We describe surgical treatment of blepharoptosis using autogenous temporalis fascia sling. The sling is attached to the tarsus and spreads to the frontalis muscle. We have used this procedure in 12 cases. Full effect of functional elevation of palpebrae was achieved in 14 to 30 days after procedure. We did not encounter any significant complications due to this material. These operative modifications make this procedure more closely parallel to the normal eyelid dynamics and provide consistently good results for this difficult problem.