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Published on: April 28, 2023
[Secondary facial recontouring with micro-porous titanium implants]
1Chirurgie exclusive de la face, ex professeur des universités, pratique libérale, Paris, France.
Abstract:
Facial recontouring has always been a longstanding objective of esthetic or reconstructive surgery. Most often it uses two types of surgical techniques: autologous and alloplastic. In that regard, different surgical techniques have been proposed to enhance facial recontouring.
Materials And Methods:
Through 5 clinical case reports and a literature review, this article explores the use of allopastic microporous titanium implants in secondary volumetric corrections of the face.
Results:
There is a current lack of evidence regarding the use of microporous titanium implants in volumetric corrections of the face, most papers reporting their use in post-traumatic or post-surgical cranio-facial defects repair.
Discussion:
Pros and cons of such implants are discussed in association with the usefulness of this surgical technique in daily surgical practice.
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