With the increasing esthetic requirement in orthognathic surgeries, midfacial corrective surgeries were developed to improve the paranasal depression.
Augmentation with autogenous bones has long been the standard in facial reconstruction, however limited graft availability, donor site morbidity, and difficulties in 3-dimensional shaping were led to limited use.
Porous high density polyethylene(Medpor(r)) was introduced in the 1970s as an alloplastic implants. It can be used in various size and shapes, and shortend operation time.
The purpose of this study is to determine, by means of cephalometrics, the degree of long term stability and gaining of the overlying soft tissue thickness.
@ES The results were as followings :
@EN 1 There was no evidence of foreign body reaction, infection, and tissue necrosis.
2. Medpor(r) implants had an advantage of clinical use ; easy to contour and adapt to obtain a precise 3-dimensional construction.
3. Cephalometric study of 16 cases of paranasal augmentation revealed an overall increase of soft tissue thickness of approximately 82.1% in 6-months following.
4. The successful results could be obtained under the aseptic handing.
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