Dacron implants in rhinoplasty: a review of 136 cases of tip and dorsum implants.
The achievement of successful results in rhinoplasty may require the use of autografts, homografts, or alloplastic materials. Among the alloplasts, Dacron is an easily handled and manipulated synthetic material, readily applicable to nasal augmentation. The following represents the indications, surgical technique, outcome results, and analysis of our experience with Dacron mesh implants to the nasal tip, dorsum, and lateral walls in 136 patients.
Fanous
Nabil
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, 1 Westmount Sq, Suite 1380, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3Z 2P9.
Samaha
Mark
M
Yoskovitch
Adi
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates