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[The long-term effect of augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone]
1Department of Otolaryngology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038.
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi = Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology
|February 5, 2003
Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the long-term effect of augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone.
Method:
360 patients underwent augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone. Improved "L" shaped implants were used in 343 patients.
Result:
Among 360 patients, 334 cases were successful enough (92.83%).
Conclusion:
The key to the maintenance of the long-term effect is to use properly improved "L"-shaped implant, to choose a suitable tunnel, to prevent various complications and to ask patient's opinions for implant design.