Reconstruction of frontal and frontal-nasal deformities with prefabricated custom implants.
The use of prefabricated custom silicone rubber implants for frontal and nasofrontal deformities produces predictable esthetic results with minimal operative and postoperative morbidity and/or complications in selected patients. Over the past 8 years, 15 custom silicone rubber implants have been placed with good to excellent results. Only one implant was removed due to postoperative infection. This implant was successfully replaced upon resolution of the infection.
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John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013703:Temporal Muscle; D015050:Zygoma / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery
D012826:Silicone Elastomers