01381nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001900055653002000074653001200094653000900106653001100115653001200126653002800138653002200166100001600188245008100204856005100285300001000336490000700346050003200353520072800385022001401113       2010                            d  c2010 Mar10aBlepharoplasty10aEyelid Diseases10aEyelids10aGold10aHumans10aleprosy10aProstheses and Implants10aTreatment Outcome1 aEl Toukhy E00aGold weight implants in the management of lagophthalmos in leprosy patients.  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/81/1/07-9081  a79-810 v81  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To evaluate the use of gold weights as upper lid implants in the management of lagophthalmos due to facial nerve affection in leprosy patients.</p><p><b>DESIGN: </b>Gold implants of various weights were inserted in the upper eyelids of 12 patients with leprosy. Pre- and post-operative lid closures were recorded and patients were followed up for 1 year.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Despite early satisfactory results with good closure, six out of 12 implants were extruded within the first year. Two more implants had to be removed due to chronic inflammatory reaction.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Long term result of gold weight implants in leprosy patient is unsatisfactory and needs further evaluation.</p>  a0305-7518