Use of Temporalis Fascia for Frontalis Sling.

Jeung, Woo Jin; Moon, Sung Chur; Ahn, Hee Bae

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(11):1530-1534.
Published online November 1, 2001.

Use of Temporalis Fascia for Frontalis Sling.

Woo Jin Jeung, Sung Chur Moon, Hee Bae Ahn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Ophthalmology.

전두근 걸기술에서 측두근막의 사용

정우진(Woo Jin Jeung),문성철(Sung Chur Moon),안희배(Hee Bae Ahn)

Abstract

PURPOSE
A wide variety of surgical materials have been used for blepharoptosis such as catgut, silicone, 4-0 nylon polyfilament cable-type ophthalmic suture (Supramid(R)), autogenous tendon (palmaris longus),banked sclera, dura mater, fascia lata, and temporalis fascia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of frontalis suspensory surgery with temporalis fascia. METHODS: The authors studied 91 frontalis slings (71 patients) performed from 1993 to 1999 at our hospital for repair of blepharoptosis. Results with temporalis fascia (group A) as the suspensory material were compared to those with autogenous (group B) and preserved (group C) fascia lata. RESULTS: The success rates of group A (31 lids 21 patients), group B (28 lids 24 patients), group C (32lids 26 patients) were 80.6%, 75%, 78.1% respectively. But there was no statistically significant difference in each groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that temporalis fascia for frontalis sling could be used as suspensory material successfully. Moreover, long term and further evaluations must be considered.

Key Words: Blepharoptosis;Frontalis sling;Temporalis fascia