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Burnstine, Michael A. et al.: 2020 Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face DOI: 10.1055/b-0039-172785
Section VII Additional Considerations in Upper Facial Surgery

37 Nonsurgical Management of Ptosis

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Editors: Burnstine, Michael A.; Dresner, Steven C.; Samimi, David B.; Merritt, Helen A.

Authors: Attas-Fox, Liat; Bergman, Mica Y.; Blessing, Nathan W.; Brundridge, Wesley L.; Bernardini, Francesco P.; Carruthers, Jean; Chang, Jessica R.; Codère, François; Delgado, Juan A.; Devoto, Martín H.; Duarte, Ana F.; Dolman, Peter J.; DeBacker, Christopher M.; Foster, Jill A.; Fante, Robert G.; Gennai, Alessandro; Gokoffski, Kimberly K.; Gildener-Leapman, Juliana; Greer, Christine; Hamill, Eric B.; Heymann, Hans B.; Hartstein, Morris E.; Holck, David E. E.; Holds, John B.; Kakizaki, Hirohiko; Kim, Jonathan W.; Kalyam, Krishnapriya; Lee, Wendy W.; Lee, Diana K.; Lucarelli, Mark J.; Malhotra, Raman; Martin, John J.; Mahoney, Nicholas R.; Murdock, Jennifer; Ng, John D.; Patel, Vivek R.; Pakdel, Farzad; Pereira, Alice V.; Pfeiffer, Margaret L.; Putterman, Allen M.; Sabundayo, Maria Suzanne; Tan, Jeremy; Ting, Magdalene Y. L.; Yen, Michael T.; Ullrich, Katja; Zhang-Nunes, Sandy

Title: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face

Subtitle: Eyelid Ptosis, Dematochalasis, and Eyebrow Ptosis

Print ISBN: 9781626239210; Online ISBN: 9781626239227; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-006-149698

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Subjects: Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery;Ophthalmology, Optometry

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Christine Greer, Michael A. Burnstine

Abstract

Nonsurgical treatments of ptosis benefit patients who are poor surgical candidates. This includes patients with progressive ptosis and poor Bell’s phenomenon as seen in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), myotonic dystrophy, and patients with variable ptosis secondary to myasthenia gravis. The eyelid may be elevated mechanically or pharmacologically.

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nonsurgical ptosis management - eyelid crutches - eyelid taping - haptic contact lens - prop contact lens - pharmacologic eyelid elevation