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. 2010 Dec 14;4:91–97. doi: 10.2174/1874364101004010091

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Fig. (2) — Frontalis suspension surgery using a polytetrafluoroehylene (Gore-Tex^®) sheet. (A) The polytetrafluoroethylene sheet is cut (size: 45 × 7 mm) and divided into 2 branches; each is 17 mm in length. (B) After performing a full-width skin incision in the eyelid crease, the eyelid is clamped. (C) An eyebrow incision is made just above the pupil. (D) A preseptal tunnel is created. (E) The two branches of the sheet are fixated to the tarsus, and it is then passed through the preseptal tunnel. (F) The sheet is then fixated in the subcutaneous fibroadipose tissue under the eyebrow.