title: [Gold weights for the treatment of lagophthalmos caused by facial paralysis. Our experience and review of the literature].
abstract: Paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with facial palsy can originate serious functional and esthetic problems. The implantation of a gold weight in the upper eyelid is one of the many surgical techniques that have been described for the correction of lagophthalmos in these patients. In this article we review the literature and present our experience with gold weight implantation for eyelid reanimation in patients with facial palsy. This procedure is technically simple to perform, produces good functional and cosmetic results, has a relatively low complication rate and is reversible should facial function return.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Regional de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital del Río Hortega, Valladolid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrat Soto
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Redondo González
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lobo Valentín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García Cantera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso Ovies
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espeso Ferrero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verrier Hernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D006046:Gold
vernacular_title: Pesas de oro en el tratamiento de lagoftalmos por parálisis facial. Experiencia y revisión de la literatura.