Safety and Efficacy of Cosmetic Augmentation of the Nasal Tip and Nasal Dorsum With Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is a widely used alloplast, but studies of augmentation of the nasal tip and nasal dorsum with ePTFE are lacking.

Objective

To investigate whether attaching the conchal cartilage as shield grafts at the distal end of the graft can prevent extrusion and whether the use of ePTFE in the nasal tip can achieve a stable aesthetic outcome.

Design, setting, and participants

A randomized clinical trial was performed from April 1, 2006, to October 31, 2008. Follow-up was completed in 2012 and 2017. The study was conducted at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. One hundred fifty patients seeking rhinoplasty wer

SUBMITTER: Gu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5876884 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature