title: [The long-term effect of augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the long-term effect of augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone.
  
  
  METHODS
  360 patients underwent augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone. Improved "L" shaped implants were used in 343 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 360 patients, 334 cases were successful enough (92.83%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The key to the maintenance of the long-term effect is to use properly improved "L"-shaped implant, to choose a suitable tunnel, to prevent various complications and to ask patient's opinions for implant design.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: W Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers