Brow suspension for treatment of ptosis and entropion in dogs with redundant facial skin folds

Brow suspension surgery was performed on 7 dogs with redundant facial skin folds, associated ptosis, and entropion. The surgical technique involved su bcutaneous placement of polyester mesh strips to suspend the upper eyelid f rom the dorsal frontalis muscle and the underlying periosteum of the skull. Visual impairment associated with ptosis was resolved in all dogs at the 2 week reevaluation period. Upper eyelid position was maintained in 4 of 7 d ogs available for long-term follow-up. One dog developed persistent drainin g tracts in the region of the implant, and removal of part of the implanted mesh was eventually required. Upper eyelid height in this dog, however, wa s maintained following mesh removal, probably because of fibrosis around th e implant, brow suspension is an option for surgical management of upper ey elid ptosis and entropion in dogs with redundant skin folds and avoids the need for facial skin fold excision.