Open AccessThe impact of Herring's Law on blepharoplasty and ptosis surgery
Author(s) -
James H. Carraway
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aesthetic surgery journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1527-330X
pISSN - 1090-820X
DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2004.02.007
Subject(s) - medicine , blepharoplasty , ptosis , eyelid , eyelid diseases , herring , surgery , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biology
Herring's Law, which describes a naturally occurring eyelid adjustment present in every normal eyelid, is a factor that influences outcome in ptosis repair. The author explains how to improve the results of ptosis surgery by anticipating this delicate mechanism and taking measures to deal with it.
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