title: Preventable problems following the Fasanella-Servat procedure.
abstract: While the Fasanella-Servat Procedure is a reliable and technically simple operation, less than optimal results are frequently encountered. Proper patient selection, adequate patient evaluation, and meticulous surgical technique are as essential in this procedure as they are in more involved ophthalmic plastic procedures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003483:Cutis Laxa / Q000150:complications; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*