Guest guest Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 hi everyone... thank you so much for all your input about sling surgery for ... my next question is, what is the difference between donated fascia and his fascia? I am so confused! My sister said that they will take something from ' leg to put on his eye... is that not good or what?? Please help!!!! thank you, in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 > hi everyone... thank you so much for all your input about sling surgery > for ... my next question is, what is the difference between > donated fascia and his fascia? I am so confused! My sister said that > they will take something from ' leg to put on his eye... is that > not good or what?? Please help!!!! thank you, in CA. " Donated " (sometimes called " banked " or " cadaveric " ) fascia lata is from someone else's (usually dead) body. " Autogenous " fascia lata is from one's own body. They are both effective, but doctors prefer to use the patient's own if possible (can't remember why just now). There's little risk of rejection for donated fascia lata because it's fairly inert stuff. (Mine's been trouble-free for forty years.) Fascia lata tissue is from a muscle in the thigh. A strip of it is used to connect the eyelid to the frontalis (forehead) muscle. It runs beneath the skin, from just above the brow, down and along the bottom of the upper lid, then back up to the brow. Only sign is two or three small incisions above each brow. The trick is enabling the lid to lift enough for it to clear the pupil, while still allowing it to close fully if possible. Rob W Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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