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Fabrication of a Custom Eyelid Implant Prosthesis: A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Choi Mijin,
Driscoll Carl F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2004.04015.x
Subject(s) - eyelid , lagophthalmos , implant , prosthesis , ocular prosthesis , medicine , fabrication , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Patients with lagophthalmos are often treated with a stock gold weight that has been implanted in the upper eyelid. This relatively simple surgical technique does not, however, always produce the desired result. This article describes a technique for the fabrication of a custom eyelid implant prosthesis for patients who present with a non‐functioning and unaesthetic eyelid implant.