Adjustable Suture Technique for Levator Recession

Blepharotomy Versus Levator Recession With Adjustable Sutures for Correction of Upper Eyelid Retraction in Thyroid Eye Disease

“… 22 After LRWAS, Tucker and Collin reported good results in 75% of the patients in a cohort with mixed eyelid malpositions. 15 Using the same procedure Woog et al 27 observed acceptable results in 86% of eyelids in a small group of 10 patients.…”

Blepharotomy Versus Levator Recession With Adjustable Sutures for Correction of Upper Eyelid Retraction in Thyroid Eye Disease

“… 22 After LRWAS, Tucker and Collin reported good results in 75% of the patients in a cohort with mixed eyelid malpositions. 15 Using the same procedure Woog et al 27 observed acceptable results in 86% of eyelids in a small group of 10 patients.…”

Levator recession with adjustable sutures for correction of upper eyelid retraction in thyroid eye disease

“…), 12% (7/60 lids) (Hintschich & Haritoglou ), 8% (1/12 lids) (Woog et al. ), 6.5% (7/107 lids) (Ben Simon et al. ), 3% (2/72 lids) (Ceisler et al.…”

“…) and in recession of the levator aponeurosis (Levine & Chu ; Small ; Tucker & Collin ; Woog et al. ). Small reported better results with pre‐Whitnall levator recession than with levator aponeurosis recession and was concerned about the high reoperation rate in recession of the levator aponeurosis (32%).…”

Adjustable Suture Technique for Levator Surgery

“…These factors may confound efforts to achieve the desired postoperative result, even when eyelid position and contour are satisfactory at the time of intraoperative adjustment. In certain cases, adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in eyelid surgery (Woog et al 1996 ).…”

Blepharotomy Versus Levator Recession With Adjustable Sutures for Correction of Upper Eyelid Retraction in Thyroid Eye Disease

“… 22 After LRWAS, Tucker and Collin reported good results in 75% of the patients in a cohort with mixed eyelid malpositions. 15 Using the same procedure Woog et al 27 observed acceptable results in 86% of eyelids in a small group of 10 patients.…”

Levator recession with adjustable sutures for correction of upper eyelid retraction in thyroid eye disease

“…), 12% (7/60 lids) (Hintschich & Haritoglou ), 8% (1/12 lids) (Woog et al. ), 6.5% (7/107 lids) (Ben Simon et al. ), 3% (2/72 lids) (Ceisler et al.…”

“…) and in recession of the levator aponeurosis (Levine & Chu ; Small ; Tucker & Collin ; Woog et al. ). Small reported better results with pre‐Whitnall levator recession than with levator aponeurosis recession and was concerned about the high reoperation rate in recession of the levator aponeurosis (32%).…”

Adjustable Suture Technique for Levator Surgery

“…These factors may confound efforts to achieve the desired postoperative result, even when eyelid position and contour are satisfactory at the time of intraoperative adjustment. In certain cases, adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in eyelid surgery (Woog et al 1996 ).…”

Blepharotomy Versus Levator Recession With Adjustable Sutures for Correction of Upper Eyelid Retraction in Thyroid Eye Disease

“… 22 After LRWAS, Tucker and Collin reported good results in 75% of the patients in a cohort with mixed eyelid malpositions. 15 Using the same procedure Woog et al 27 observed acceptable results in 86% of eyelids in a small group of 10 patients.…”

Levator recession with adjustable sutures for correction of upper eyelid retraction in thyroid eye disease

“…), 12% (7/60 lids) (Hintschich & Haritoglou ), 8% (1/12 lids) (Woog et al. ), 6.5% (7/107 lids) (Ben Simon et al. ), 3% (2/72 lids) (Ceisler et al.…”

“…) and in recession of the levator aponeurosis (Levine & Chu ; Small ; Tucker & Collin ; Woog et al. ). Small reported better results with pre‐Whitnall levator recession than with levator aponeurosis recession and was concerned about the high reoperation rate in recession of the levator aponeurosis (32%).…”

Adjustable Suture Technique for Levator Surgery

“…These factors may confound efforts to achieve the desired postoperative result, even when eyelid position and contour are satisfactory at the time of intraoperative adjustment. In certain cases, adjustable sutures may be a useful adjunct in eyelid surgery (Woog et al 1996 ).…”