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Small-incision, minimal-dissection external levator advancement results in less disruption of the eyelid retractors. Preserving many of the levator aponeurosis attachments to the tarsus results in reduced operative time and less advancement of the levator needed to achieve satisfactory results.
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Frueh, B.R. (2011). Minimal Dissection, Small Incision Ptosis Correction. In: Cohen, A., Weinberg, D. (eds) Evaluation and Management of Blepharoptosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92855-5_18
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