The correction of seventh nerve palsy lagophthalmos with gold lid load (16 years experience).

Abstract

Seventy-one patients with facial palsy following implantation of a gold prosthesis into the upper eyelid are reviewed; the average follow-up is 3.2 years. Eighty percent (57) of the patients demonstrated no complications and had satisfactory results. The methods, complications, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed.