Use of a Three-Dimensional Model to Optimize a MEDPOR Implant for Delayed Reconstruction of a Suprastructure Maxillectomy Defect.
The use of a three-dimensional (3-D) model has been well described for craniomaxillofacial reconstruction, especially with the preoperative planning of free fibula flaps. This article reports the application of an innovative 3-D model approach for the calculation of the exact contours, angles, length, and general morphology of a prefabricated MEDPOR 2/3 orbital implant for reconstruction of a suprastructure maxillectomy defect. The 3-D model allowed intraoperative modification of the MEDPOR implant which decreased the risk of iatrogenic harm, contamination while also improving aesthetic results and function. With the aid of preoperative 3-D models, porous polypropylene facial implants can be contoured efficiently intraoperatively to precisely reconstruct complex craniomaxillofacial defects.
Methodist Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Anthony
A
Echo
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Erik M
EM
Wolfswinkel
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
William
W
Weathers
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Aisha
A
McKnight
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Shayan
S
Izaddoost
3-D model; MEDPOR implant; facial reconstruction; midface reconstruction; porous polypropylene; suprastructure maxillectomy