[Bony regrowth after major erosion of the maxillary following silastic malar augmentation. Case report]

Alloplastic malar augmentation has become a routine procedure associated with few complications. Among them, authors have described bony erosion and resorption. The case presented here illustrates an unusual case of maxillary bone erosion after silastic malar augmentation. Implants were surgically removed and no more surgical intervention was performed. After 15 months, contrast-enhanced CT scan has showed nearly complete bony regrowth to an almost normal state. Considering resorption phenomenons following silastic chin implants, Peled et al. reported no long-term sequellae after implant removal and bony regrowth to the presurgical state after 9 months. Accordingly, we conclude that these phenomenons, even spectacular, are always reversible after implants removal and that treatment should just consist in ablation of the offending prosthetic material.