Intranasal Surgical Approach for Malar Alloplastic Augmentation

Alloplastic midface augmentation.

The author's anatomic model, dividing the face into 5 distinct zones, is key to his midface augmentation technique. Limiting his approach to intraoral or lower eyelid, he contends that volume alterations within each zone produce easily predictable results.

Alloplastic materials for facial skeletal augmentation

Facial skeletal augmentation continues to be an important clinical area for surgeons performing cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery. This article reviews the current state of the art approaches utilizing alloplastic materials. Surgical goals, biomaterials, operative techniques, and complication management are discussed. Any discussion of alloplastic materials ultimately relates tissue ef...

Augmentation of craniofacial defects using alloplastic material.

BACKGROUND Alloplastic materials are increasingly being used in augmentation of craniofacial defects because of its ready availability, good aesthetic outcome and absence of donor site morbidity. This paper highlights experience in the use of heat-cured acrylic in augmentation cranioplasty. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The management of three patients with anterior skull defect who presented at the D...

Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Composite Is a Reliable Material for Malar Augmentation.

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term results of cheekbone augmentation using porous hydroxyapatite granules mixed with microfibrillar collagen in a large group of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred thirty patients who underwent zygomatic augmentation and intermaxillary osteotomy were evaluated clinically, radiologically, and histologically. RESULTS Complications were found in 13 pati...

Abstract: Use of Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad for Malar and Midface Augmentation