What Could Be the Risks in Temple Augmentation?
asked 2 years ago by sillano1 in los angelos
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: facial plastic surgery, incision, plastic surgery, risk, temples
What are the risks of temple augmentation using an implant or bone paste/hydroxyapatite? Is a large incision made coronal or small in the hairline?
2 answers to What Could Be the Risks in Temple Augmentation?
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Temple augmentation using your own fat
Temporal wasting (the formation of a concave area in the temple regions) is a natural part of the aging process. It is caused by the normal shrinking of facial fat as one ages. There are a number of possible surgical procedures that are available to address this. The most agressive is the use of implants that can be made of a variety of materials (silicone, medpor...). These usually require a larger scalp incision with the risk of hair loss along the incision line. Implants can shift position, b
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Risks of temporal augmentation
Generally if this is unilateral it can be achieved through a hemicoronal incision.
There are many potential risks such as infection, hematoma, wound breakdown, hypertrophic scar formation, cicatricial alopecia, partial/complete injury to the temporal branch of the facial nerve with frontalis paresis/paralysis or brow ptosis, implant exposure, extrusion, erosion, migration, resorption, need for secondary revisionary procedures as well as inability to guarantee a specific functional and/or...
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon