Utilization of a plastic "washer" to prevent auricular prosthesis abutment overgrowth: report of a case and description of a technique.
Skin overgrowth of auricular implant abutments can be a difficult and frustrating problem, leading to multiple procedures and delaying the placement of a definitive prosthesis. In the present patient, plastic rings or "washers" were employed to successfully deal with this problem. A discussion of the management of peri-implant soft tissues is presented.
Wiseman
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Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
Tapia
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Schaaf
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Sullivan
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Loree
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D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012867:Skin