title: [Repair of severe blepharoptosis with a frontalis muscle complex suspension technique].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search an ideal method for treatment of severe blepharoptosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-four eyes of 47 patients with severe blepharoptosis were undergoing for the treatment with a frontalis muscle complex flap, included in the frontalis muscle, orbicularis oculi muscle and SMAS membranes, to suspend the dropped eyelids.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 54 eyes with severe blepharoptosis were successfully treated with the frontalis muscle complex suspension technique. Although the lagophthalmos in different degrees was shown in 3 months after the operation, it usually disappeared 6 months after the operation. The results were shown good appearance without recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above mentioned technique may be a good and effective method for treatment of the severe blepharoptosis, compared with the traditional technique.
authors.affiliation: Luohe First People's Hospital Henan Province, Luohe 462000, China.
authors.forename: He-zhen
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gui-zhen
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hai-jiao
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-zhou
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome