title: The use of Gore-Tex implants in aesthetic surgery of the face.
abstract: Deep wrinkles and folds usually are not completely or permanently corrected with face lifting, fat or collagen injections, chemical peels, and other known procedures. It is suggested that a permanent implant, well tolerated by human tissues, could be helpful as an isolated or associated procedure. An expanded synthetic polymer known as Gore-Tex expanded polytetrafluoroethylene soft-tissue patch is available and is easy to use to approximate and correct defects; it also can be used as a filling material or to replace other kinds of prostheses to get better projection of frontal, orbital, malar, and chin areas. I have used this material in my clinic for 5 years. Indications and results of the first cosmetic cases are reported herein.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Sarrette, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mole
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene