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An adjustable, butterfly-design, titanium-expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implant for nasal valve dysfunction: a
1South Coast Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, USA. churbis@charter.net
Objective:
To investigate the design of a simple, adjustable, biocompatible nasal implant that consistently corrects nasal valvular dysfunction.
Methods:
This study presents data on an adjustable titanium-expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implant designed as a spanning butterfly graft. Each patient was measured for implant effectiveness subjectively by patient questionnaire and objectively with static and dynamic photographs as well as acoustic rhinomanometry data.
Results:
Rhinomanometry studies, photographic evidence, and patient questionnaires revealed that a great improvement in the nasal airway can consistently be achieved at the level of the nasal valve using the titanium-ePTFE butterfly design implant.
Conclusion:
The titanium-ePTFE butterfly-design implant provides a consistent and adjustable correction of the dysfunctional nasal valve.
