Correction of paralytic lagophthalmos.

Introduction: Bell's palsy causes lagophthalmos of the involved eyelids. Secondary to the atonicity of the eyelids, xerophthalmia, conjunctivitis and epiphora develops. There are dynamic (muscle transfers) and static (gold weights, tarsorrhaphy) approaches to alleviate these problems.

Autologous fat transplantation in the facial region--clinical and morphological studies of 30 cases.

Objective: This study presents the results of a clinicomorphological study of autologous fat transplantation in the face region. The aim was to investigate and compare adipose tissue morphology after it was purified by two methods--centrifugation and serum lavage, and to find a correlation between the histological outcomes and the postoperative results.

Patients And Methods: The evaluation was performed on a series of 30 patients assigned into two groups of 15 patients.