title: The correction of seventh nerve palsy lagophthalmos with gold lid load (16 years experience).
abstract: Seventy-one patients with facial palsy following implantation of a gold prosthesis into the upper eyelid are reviewed; the average follow-up is 3.2 years. Eighty percent (57) of the patients demonstrated no complications and had satisfactory results. The methods, complications, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sela
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wexler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D006046:Gold