Levator aponeurosis surgery for the correction of acquired ptosis. Analysis of 113 procedures.
Levator aponeurosis surgery was used to treat 113 upper eyelids with acquired ptosis. Ninety-five percent of the eyelids were corrected to within 1 mm of the desired result. The range of eyelift lift was 1 to 5.5 mm. Follow-up period for these patients was 6 months to 7 years. Local anesthesia is required for this technique since the lid height is determined by asking the patient to look in various fields of gaze. Levator function of at least 8 mm should be present if more than 1 mm of ptosis needs to be corrected.
D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*