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From: Sling for the sling: a new technique for long-term correction of severe congenital ptosis

Fig. 1

a: Illustration of the ‘sling for the sling’ surgical approach. A: first bite with 5/0 Ethibond in the muscular plane; B: passing the needle just below the sleeve of the silicon rod sling; C: second bite in the frontalis muscle; D: tightening the stitch around the silicon rod just below the sleeve; E: trimming of the stitches of Ethibond suture; F: reposition of the silicon rod then closure of the wound

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