[Value of soft prosthetic implants in facial rejuvenation surgery].
E-PTFE soft tissue patch composed of a largely open space surrounded by PTFE fibers has been fibers used for many years in plastic surgery. Its softness, tolerance, adaptability lead us to a progressive use in esthetic surgery as a filling material for natural depressions of aging faces (forehead, cheeks, naso-labial folds) or as a projection material (supra-orbital arch, malar, chin). None of these implants were removed for injection or incompatibility and these results seem encouraging for an extensive esthetic use.
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D000375:Aging; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
Intérêt des implants prothétiques souples dans la chirurgie du rajeunissement facial.