The use of sodium hyaluronate as a lubricant in brow suspension ptosis surgery using polyester fiber mesh.
Polyester fiber is used as an alternative to autologous fascia lata for brow suspension ptosis surgery. The authors found it difficult to pass the polyester compound through the submuscular plane during brow suspension surgery. They used sodium hyaluronate as a lubricant to aid the passage of polyester fiber mesh. In 14 cases of brow suspension surgery with polyester fiber mesh, the authors found sodium hyaluronate to be useful in reducing tissue resistance and without untoward effect.
Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
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Lim
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Choo
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008153:Lubrication; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D013526:Surgical Mesh
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C025539:Lavsan; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid