RESEARCH ARTICLE
Transcutaneous Blepharoptosis Surgery - Advancement of Levator Aponeurosis
Salman Waqar*, 1, Catherine McMurray1, Simon N. Madge1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 76
Last Page: 80
Publisher ID: TOOPHTJ-4-76
DOI: 10.2174/1874364101004010076
Article History:
Received Date: 15/4/2010Revision Received Date: 25/6/2010
Acceptance Date: 19/7/2010
Electronic publication date: 14/12/2010
Collection year: 2010

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Abstract
Ptosis surgery has seen many advances in the last few decades, the most important of which have emerged as a result of better understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the eyelid and orbit. Anterior approaches such as a levator aponeurosis advancement, tarsoaponeurectomy and posterior repair involving resection of Muller’s muscle have proven to be effective in most cases. The focus of this article is a discussion of the indications, operative techniques, success rates and complications of transcutaneous levator advancement in detail.