Conjunctival Sparing Ptosis Correction by White-Line Advancement Technique

Figure 2

Surgical steps (continue). (a) After placing a vertical suture in the tarsal plate, the same suture was passed through the white line, incorporating no more than 1 mm of its thickness. (b) A knot (2 throws) is tied onto the anterior surface of the tarsal plate to position the levator onto it. (c) Both ends of the suture are passed under upper part of the tarsal plate and exteriorized through the initial skin incision. (d) The suture is tied over the orbicularis oculi muscle.

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