title: Modified fasanella-servat for acquired ptosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 28-year-old man who had acquired ptosis of his left upper eyelid after a traffic accident did not benefit from standard levator advancement surgery. Patient had significant ptosis with moderate levator function. A modified Fasanella-Servat procedure under local anesthesia resulted in the desired correction of his left upper eyelid ptosis. A review of the Fasanella-Servat procedure for ptosis surgery is presented, as well as its modifications, along with its limitations.
authors.affiliation: Oculoplastic and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, KSA.
authors.forename: Imtiaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
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