Design and Application of a Novel Silicone Nasal Implant

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Traditional silicone implants used in augmentation rhinoplasty lead to postoperative complications.

Objectives

To introduce a novel silicone implant designed to reduce postoperative complications.

Methods

The author designed a novel modification for the traditional silicone nasal implant, which has a particle surface, vertical and horizontal grooves, and a special vertical board to support the nasal tip. A total of 114 consecutive clinical cases were retrospectively reviewed from September 2016 to November 2022, with a minimum of 36 months and an average 51 months of follow-up. All patients underwent augmentation rhinoplasty using this novel implant, with 97 (85.09%) patients using only the silicone and 17 (14.91%) the silicone implant with co

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10265439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature