@article{1566,
  keywords = {Adult, Aged, Blepharoptosis, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Eyelids, Female, Humans, Implants, Experimental, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Ophthalmoplegia, Prospective Studies, Stainless Steel},
  author = {Kuntheseth S},
  title = {Reanimation of the lagophthalmos using stainless steel weight implantation; a new approach and prospective evaluation.},
  abstract = {<p>Weight implants have been used for over 30 years in surgical rehabilitation following lagophthalmos. However, there has been a renewed interest among ophthalmologists in recent years. The weight implant technique combined with lateral canthus resuspension was performed on 22 eyes in Thai patients. It is a reliable method for correcting lagophthalmos and ectropion. In previous studies almost pure gold was used in 99.99% of eyelid implants. However, we wanted to use other materials which are not expensive and are readily available. A stainless steel plate was selected. The majority of our surgeries were done with a stainless steel weight implant of 1.368 g. Patients were followed for 7 to 55 months, and no rejections of the implants were observed. This study achieved a > or = 90% success rate, and showed that a stainless steel plate is an alternative to gold for the weight implant technique.</p>},
  year = {1999},
  journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association},
  volume = {67},
  pages = {129-32},
  month = {1999 Jun},
  issn = {0148-916X},
  url = {http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v67n2a02.pdf},
  language = {eng},
}