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The document describes a new surgical technique for correcting congenital severe upper eyelid ptosis. The technique involves suspending a frontal muscle flap that is overlapped with an inferiorly based orbital septum flap. This creates a "motor unit" that functions like the levator muscle to lift the eyelid. The procedure was performed on 22 patients (26 eyelids) with congenital ptosis and poor levator function. After an average follow up of 12 months, 17 corrected eyes had a symmetric eyelid fold and good

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