title: [Complex fronto-orbital reconstruction with a PEEK prosthesis and skin expansion: about a case].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reconstructions of the fronto-orbital area remain a challenge to the reconstructive surgeon, due to the functional and esthetic impact.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors present a case of a complex fronto-orbital reconstruction with a PEEK (PolyEtherEtherKetone) implant, associated with a skin expansion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With a follow-up of over three years, the cosmetic result is excellent. The authors believe that this technique is reliable, fast with long-term good results.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Racine
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Raffoul
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Broome
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001860:Bone Plates; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007659:Ketones; D011108:Polymers; C063834:polyetheretherketone; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D014025:Titanium