Ten Steps to Making Ptosis Surgery More Predictable

Gonnering, Russell S.

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Russell S. Gonnering MD, FACS⁶

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In training, I did not fully appreciate the words of my mentor, Richard K. Dortzbach, M.D., when he first uttered this concise description of one of the most common operations we perform. Now, several thousand procedures later, I understand what he was saying.

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Department of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI, USA
Russell S. Gonnering MD, FACS (Clinical Professor)

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Department of Ophthalmology and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Morris E. Hartstein MD, FACS (Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Associate Professor)
Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
John B. Holds MD, FACS (Clinical Professor) (Clinical Professor)
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Eye Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Guy G. Massry MD (Director) (Director)
Spalding Dr. Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Beverly Hills, CA
Guy G. Massry MD (Director) (Director)
Davidorf Eye Group, West Hills, CA, USA
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Gonnering, R.S. (2008). Ten Steps to Making Ptosis Surgery More Predictable. In: Hartstein, M.E., Holds, J.B., Massry, G.G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69007-0_152

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