The Effectiveness of Saireito, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine, in Reducing Postoperative Edema after Acquired Ptosis Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Trial

Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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Inclusion criteria

(i) Age ≥20 years

(ii) Scheduled to undergo ptosis surgery

Exclusion criteria

(i) The use of oral herbal medicine within 2 weeks before surgery

(ii) Any of the following systemic diseases or conditions:

(a) The continuous use of oral corticosteroid therapy (>5 mg/day prednisolone equivalent) or an oral immune-suppressing drug

(b) Malignant tumor

(c) Hepatic failure or renal failure

(iii) Judged by the investigator to be inappropriate as the study subject

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