01728nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001900074653003200093653001200125653001100137653001100148653002700159653001200186653000900198653001600207653002000223653002400243653002000267100001700287245012300304856004100427300001100468490000700479520091400486022001401400       1999                            d  c1999 Jun10aAdult10aAged10aBlepharoptosis10aEvaluation Studies as Topic10aEyelids10aFemale10aHumans10aImplants, Experimental10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOphthalmoplegia10aProspective Studies10aStainless Steel1 aKuntheseth S00aReanimation of the lagophthalmos using stainless steel weight implantation; a new approach and prospective evaluation.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v67n2a02.pdf  a129-320 v673 a<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>  a0148-916X