MedTrace Logo

A Newly Modified Technique for Levator Muscle Tucking in Blepharoptosis Surgery: An Egyptian Tertiary Center Study

NCT04883853 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2021-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Mild to moderate blepharoptosis with good levator function is usually corrected by levator muscle resection or advancement with their modifications with high success rate. Levator plication technique has been strongly suggested in patients with mild to moderate ptosis, advocated by its simple and rapid recovery. Its drawback is a high recurrence rate.

We suggest a modified tucking technique that improves the force of eyelid elevation with preserved normal anatomy of Muller's muscle and conjunctiva with less disturbance to the Levator muscle aponeurosis. It is a short procedure, less complications with good aesthetic results and high patient's satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Mild Ptosis
  • Moderate Ptosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Mild _moderate Ptosis tucking

A modified levator muscle tucking procedure.The level of sutures was determined according to the levator muscle function and the desired eyelid height. The middle (main) suture was taken first at the level of the medial part of the pupil and was tightened to keep the lid height at the superior limbus and the other two sutures (medial and lateral) were then adjusted. A spindle-shaped, horizontal part of the levator aponeurosis (2.5-3 mm wide and 0.5 mm deep) was excised at the site of insertion into the tarsus before tightening the central suture to induce strong fibrosis and adhesion between the tucked levator aponeurosis and the tarsus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marwa Ahmed, M.D,FRCS · Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-02-01
Completion
2019-02-20

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04883853 on ClinicalTrials.gov