Gore-Tex for nasal augmentation: a recent series and a review of the literature.
Gore-Tex soft tissue patches were used in 12 cases for augmentation during rhinoplasty. This synthetic material proved to be completely inert and tissue-compatible. There were no cases of untoward effects such as overlying skin changes, infection, or implant extrusion. A literature review reveals a total of 52 reported cases of nasal augmentation with Gore-Tex. Similar results were reported in these studies. By all reports, Gore-Tex is an acceptable synthetic implant for nasal dorsal augmentation, when autogenous cartilage is not available or would require a second procedure for harvesting.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
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