[Rhinoplasty] A Detailed Breakdown of Rhinoplasty Implants!

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A complete summary of rhinoplasty implants

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Artificial materials used in rhinoplasty surgery

April 31 Plastic Surgery rhinoplasty implants

If we broadly divide implants into two categories,

there are artificial materials / autologous materials.

The representative

artificial material is

silicone.

< Types of artificial implants >

✔ Silicone

✔ Gore-Tex

✔ Acellular dermal matrix

At one time, an implant called

Silitex, which combined silicone and Gore-Tex,

was also introduced,

and more recently, in order to make silicone even more

precise,

implants made using 3D technology have also

been introduced.

The reason 3D implants were introduced is probably

to create the nose line more precisely and beautifully.

Because the human nasal bone itself

is not perfectly straight,

the implant is carved and refined to fit the patient's own nasal bone,

so that the bottom surface fits well while the top surface is straight or gently curved, and

using CT data,

personally customized implants are made and surgery is performed.

In principle, artificial implants are not used

for the nasal tip.

Types of implants and their pros and cons

April 31 Plastic Surgery rhinoplasty implants

Silicone also comes in hard types

and soft types.

L-shaped silicone is used far less often now,

and Gore-Tex can be thought of as feeling soft

and flexible.

If you look inside, microscopic holes are

made throughout it, so when it is placed in the body,

the tissue adheres through the holes and people once thought,

"It will become natural," so Gore-Tex was used a lot

at one time.

< Disadvantages of Gore-Tex >

① Tends to adhere well

② Difficult to detach from the bone and remove

Recently, because the surgical approach has become

more complex,

patients who had Gore-Tex inserted after the basic inner structure of the nose was refined,

carved, and the bone was manipulated,

and then developed inflammation and needed revision surgery

become very difficult cases.

For this reason, more recently,

there has been a stronger tendency to use silicone implants on the nasal bridge rather than Gore-Tex.

If you prioritize safety even more,

I also recommend using autologous tissue.

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