Hydroxyapatite Implant Specialist?
asked 1 year ago by UVanK in London, H9
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: alternative, bone, doctor referral
Dear Surgeons, I am looking for a plastic surgeon who can do hydroxyapatite implants directly on the bone for the orbital rim-malar aspect, NOT a filler. Would anybody be willing to recommend me, as i have been searching for a long time Thanks
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Hydroxyappetite implants
I think you are going to be searching a lot longer. There were some medical journal articles proposing the use of hydroxyappetite implants and crystals about 10 years ago. These proved so hard to work with that most surgeons I know abandoned that approach years ago. The implants were too brittle and the injectable crystals tended to shift with gravity and movement before they congealed and hardened.
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
