PURPOSE: The treatment of choice for medium to severe blepharoptosis with minimal or no levator function is frontalis suspension with a sling, using a rectangular or rhomboid sling placement technique. We describe the short-term, follow-up results of frontalis suspension surgery for adult myogenic blepharoptosis using Tutoplast, a commercially available fascia lata allograft. METHODS: We conducted a consecutive, interventional case study. All adult (>25 years of age) patients operated for non-traumatic myogenic ptosis during a 1-year period were included. All underwent frontalis suspension using one medial triangular Tutoplast sling. Success was judged according to lid position and complications. RESULTS: Successful surgical results were judged by lid level, lid symmetry and lid contour. During a mean follow-up of 9 months, the success rate was 91% in all three criteria and 100% in at least two out of three. No major complications were observed. The most prevalent minor complication was the need for lubrication treatment in 26% of the operated patients. CONCLUSION: The use of Tutoplast for frontalis suspension in cases of adult myogenic ptosis is safe and has a high success rate in the early postoperative period. Further large-scale studies are necessary to ascertain the longterm results and the applicability of this material to other indications.
PURPOSE: The treatment of choice for medium to severe blepharoptosis with minimal or no levator function is frontalis suspension with a sling, using a rectangular or rhomboid sling placement technique. We describe the short-term, follow-up results of frontalis suspension surgery for adult myogenic blepharoptosis using Tutoplast, a commercially available fascia lata allograft. METHODS: We conducted a consecutive, interventional case study. All adult (>25 years of age) patients operated for non-traumatic myogenic ptosis during a 1-year period were included. All underwent frontalis suspension using one medial triangular Tutoplast sling. Success was judged according to lid position and complications. RESULTS: Successful surgical results were judged by lid level, lid symmetry and lid contour. During a mean follow-up of 9 months, the success rate was 91% in all three criteria and 100% in at least two out of three. No major complications were observed. The most prevalent minor complication was the need for lubrication treatment in 26% of the operated patients. CONCLUSION: The use of Tutoplast for frontalis suspension in cases of adult myogenic ptosis is safe and has a high success rate in the early postoperative period. Further large-scale studies are necessary to ascertain the longterm results and the applicability of this material to other indications.