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Five-year Experience with Perma Facial Implant.
Peter Raphael1, Ryan Harris1, Scott W Harris1
1American Institute for Plastic Surgery, Plano, Tex.; and UT Southwestern, Dallas, Tex.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
|October 8, 2014
Summary
Perma Facial Implants (PFI) offer a permanent yet reversible solution for lip augmentation, showing excellent patient satisfaction and low complication rates in 832 cases. However, PFIs are not suitable for all lip types or asymmetries without additional procedures.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Aesthetic Medicine
- Facial Aesthetics
Background:
- Augmentation cheiloplasty is a popular aesthetic procedure.
- Current lip augmentation techniques have limitations and patient dissatisfaction.
- The Perma Facial Implant (PFI) is a specific device for lip augmentation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of the Perma Facial Implant (PFI) for lip augmentation.
- To assess the efficacy and safety of PFI in a large patient cohort.
- To compare PFI with alternative lip augmentation methods.
Main Methods:
- A consecutive series of 832 lip augmentation procedures using PFI.
- Evaluation of results through photographic documentation.
- Assessment via patient satisfaction surveys and unbiased surgeon ratings.
- Monitoring of complication rates.
Main Results:
- Excellent aesthetic outcomes were achieved in the majority of cases.
- High levels of patient satisfaction were reported.
- Low complication rates were observed.
- PFIs effectively augmented thin lips, concealed excess dentition, and improved lip contour.
- PFIs are permanent and reversible, unlike some alternatives.
Conclusions:
- Perma Facial Implant (PFI) is an effective and safe option for lip augmentation with high patient satisfaction.
- PFIs offer unique advantages of permanence and reversibility.
- PFI is not indicated for correcting lip asymmetries or for very thin lips without prior surgical intervention like lifting or mucosal advancement.