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The Correction of Seventh Nerve Palsy Lagophthalmos with Gold Lid Load (16 Years Experience)
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1989
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Gold Lid LoadFacial PalsyUpper EyelidOphthalmologyOculoplasticsMedicineGold ProsthesisAesthetic Facial SurgerySurgeryYears ExperienceGlaucomaCraniofacial SurgeryNeuropathologyMaxillofacial SurgeryOrthopaedic SurgeryPlastic SurgeryMicrosurgical Nerve Repair
Seventy-one patients with facial palsy following implantation of a gold prosthesis into the upper eyelid are reviewed; the average follow-up is 3.2 years. Eighty percent (57) of the patients demonstrated no complications and had satisfactory results. The methods, complications, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed.