Modified temporalis muscle transfer for paralytic eyelids

dc.contributor.authorYoleri L.
dc.contributor.authorSongür E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:52Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:52Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractThe major problems in paralytic eyelids are the inability to close the eye, lower lid sagging, and epiphora. The upper eyelid is responsible for most of the opening and closing of the eye, whereas a lower eyelid positioned properly against the globe is necessary for collection and flow of the tear fluid. Modification of temporalis muscle transfer, a classic technique, was planned to restore these functions selectively in paralytic eyelids. Twelve unilateral and one bilateral irreversible facial paralysis patients with different degrees of lagophthalmos and ectropion were included. Twice as much muscle mass (in thickness) to the upper eyelid than the lower was taken and passed submuscularly 5 to 6 mm away from the limbus for stronger motion of the upper eyelid, and a thinner muscle mass was passed subcutaneously beneath the lower cilia for longevity of the correction of ectropion and epiphora. Fixation of these strips was performed to the medial canthal ligament and 3 to 4 mm above it. The average duration of follow-up was 35.5 months. Excellent eyelid closure and correction of ectropion and epiphora were achieved with one procedure in all patients without creating a cosmetic deformity.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1097/00000637-199912000-00004
dc.identifier.issn01487043
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20642
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherLippincott Williams and Wilkins
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectdisease classification
dc.subjectectropion
dc.subjecteyelid movement
dc.subjectfacial nerve paralysis
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlagophthalmos
dc.subjectmuscle mass
dc.subjectmuscle transplantation
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsurgical technique
dc.subjecttemporalis muscle
dc.subjectupper eyelid
dc.titleModified temporalis muscle transfer for paralytic eyelids
dc.typeArticle

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