A revised Fasanella-Servat ptosis operation.
The Fasanella-Servat operation for ptosis has had several modifications of suture placement. The present method utilized 5-0 nylon which traverses the cut edges as a running mattress suture. The ends of the suture are fixed on the skin surface with rubber bolsters. The suture is removed in 10 days. The advantages are: (1) no suture knots on the corneal surface; (2) ease of placement; (3) minimal tissue reaction; (4) the suture is removed; and (5) ease of suture removal.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009757:Nylons; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
D009757:Nylons