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Can Bone Cement Be Used As Cheek Implant?

asked 1 year ago by C4ever in Japan
Latest answer by Richard W. Fleming, MD
Question viewed 390 times
Tags: alternative, bone

Recently i heard that a friend got cheek implants made of bone cement. Is bone cement a better material as cheek implants compared with other materials such as medpor, silicone, etc.?

6 answers to Can Bone Cement Be Used As Cheek Implant?

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Bne Cement for Cheek Augmentation

Bone cement could be used for cheek augmentation, but why? Silicone implants or fat augmentation are much easier, more reliable techniques to contour you cheeks.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bone Cement is a Poor Choice for Cheek Augmentation

Dr. Placik put it perfectly when he said bone cement is "far down the list of choices" in terms of cheek augmentation........ very far.  There are so many alternatives available from volumizers such as Sculptra, to more permanent solutions such as cheek implants, that PMMA (bone cement) would never be considered in a discussion on cheek augmentation. PMMA works well for skull defects, in facial trauma, in Neurosurgery, but would be considered highly unpredictable in facial aest more
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek implants and the use of bone cement

Generally bone cement, which is rarely used in orthopedic surgery, is composed of a poly methylmetacrylate. It is occasionally used to fill skull defects. Therefore, it could theoretically be used. However, it is extremely difficult to handle and would be far down on the list of choices. Clearly the most common material is silicone followed by porous polyethylene (medpor), with a vairety of other implants such as PTFE (Gortex) or Polypropylene mesh. You may want to first consider an... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Bone Cement Be Used As Cheek Implant

Not in the USA!! It is called off label use and maybe even illegal. So be careful out there asking for things you want that may harm you. 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek Implants

There are several types of products which may be considered "bone cement," so it is unclear what product your patient had.  My advice would be to make sure you are seeing a board-certified surgeon with experience in facial implant surgery and let them do whatever it is they typically do.  Forcing a surgeon to use a different product or technique than they normally do can lead to problems.  Good luck.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Is bone cement a better material as cheek implants compared with other materials such as medpor, silicone

Regarding: "Can Bone Cement Be Used As Cheek Implant? Recently i heard that a friend got cheek implants made of bone cement. Is bone cement a better material as cheek implants compared with other materials such as medpor, silicone, etc.?" The BEST Implant would be one that does not get infected, the body readily takes up and our vessels penetrate to bring in infection fighting white cells and red cells to supply the scarring incorporation process, one that does not move,... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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