Resumo

BORREGO RODRIGUEZ, José Luis  e  MARRERO NODA, Idalmis. Silicone band brow fixation in ptosis surgery. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.6, pp.2108-2119. ISSN 1684-1824.

An 83 years old patient, professional driver, operated of a severe ptosis in the left eye, is corrected by Fox procedure, fixating the upper eyelid to the frontal muscle with a silicone band of 1 mm. The good corrective results, during surgery, after that, at 7 days and at a month, are showed as a great achievement in visual and aesthetic fields. There was not allergic reaction to the silicone material. We recommend to extend the use of this procedure to all provinces services and to continue the improvement of the procedure in our service.

Palavras-chave : blepharoptosis; ptosis; upper eyelid ptosis; brow suspension.

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