Treatment of moderate, and severe congenital ptosis through a skin approach

Twenty two lids of 17 patients were operated upon for moderate and severe degrees of congenital ptosis. Patients were in the age range of 6 to 21 years. The technique used was the Beard's modification of the transcutaneous approach of Johnson and Berke with a few technical additions added by the workers that made the technique easier and lessened the possibility of some operative, and postoperative complications. Full correction was acheived in 86.4% of cases. The technique is easy to master, and allows better exposure to the upper orbit and minimizes the chances of levator muscle injury during the operation