title: Nasal dorsal augmentation with silicone implants.
abstract: Silicone rubber has been used safely and effectively for facial augmentation for nearly 5 decades in eastern Asia. We have used silicone rubber nasal implants in primary ethnic rhinoplasty and have found consistent and long-lasting results with low complication rates. Silicone dorsal nasal augmentation in primary rhinoplasty avoids donor site morbidity and implant resorption as seen with autogenous implants. Silicone nasal implants have a low extrusion and infection rate. In the appropriate patient with proper placement, silicone nasal implant is nearly the ideal implant material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College and State University of New York-Brooklyn, Brookyln, NY, USA. merlich@aol.com
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Erlich
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parhiscar
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects; D013499:Surface Properties; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012826:Silicone Elastomers