title: [Biointegration of eyelid gold weight implants (experimental study)].
abstract: The article presents the results of an experimental morphological study of biointegration of different eyelid weight implants used for paralytic lagophthalmos correction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate biointegration features of gold monolithic and chain implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study enrolled 11 Chinchilla rabbits (22 eyelids). Light and scanning electron microscopy was performed 2 weeks, 1, 2, 3 and 6 months after the implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over the whole follow-up period chain implants capsules remained more integrated with surrounding connective tissue than those of monolithic implants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The obtained results prove better immobilization of a gold chain implant preventing it from dislocation in the late postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ophthalmology Department, 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991.
authors.forename: Y O
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Grusha
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fedorov
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Fettser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D006046:Gold / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006046:Gold