Gore-Tex soft tissue patches were used in 12 cases for augmentation during rhinoplasty. This synthetic material proved to be completely inert and tissue-compatible. There were no cases of untoward effects such as overlying skin changes, infection, or implant extrusion. A literature review reveals a total of 52 reported cases of nasal augmentation with Gore-Tex. Similar results were reported in these studies. By all reports, Gore-Tex is an acceptable synthetic implant for nasal dorsal augmentation, when autogenous cartilage is not available or would require a second procedure for harvesting.
Subjects treated for forehead wrinkles showed significant clinical improvement with high subject satisfaction and no serious adverse events. Focused cold therapy seems to be an effective, safe nontoxic alternative to popular wrinkle-reducing treatments.
Introduction: Lip augmentation continues to gain popularity. To keep up with demand, physicians are continually seeking out safer and more efficient methods. We have been using acellular human dermal matrix or AlloDerm (LifeCell Corp, Branchburg, NJ) for the past 7 years with dependable results. In this study, we present a 5-year review of our postoperative complications using AlloDerm for soft tissue augmentation of the lips. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the postoperative courses of 104 patients (117 procedures in total) who received AlloDerm lip implants. Signs of postoperative infection, hematoma, seroma, rejection, or extrusion were specifically noted. Results: Of the 117 procedures performed, only 7 postoperative complications were noted. All resolved easily with outpatient intervention. None of the AlloDerm implants had to be removed as a result of these complications. Conclusions: Our results show that lip augmentation using AlloDerm has a low postoperative complication rate. In addition, those complications encountered can be easily treated with complete resolution.
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