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Silicone Nose Implant Risks and Replacement Rate?

asked 2 years ago by kimmy420 in usa
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: nose, risk, tip

I had an I-silicone implant in my nose with ear cartilage grafting on the tip. What are the chances of infection, extrusion, and skin thinness? and will i need to get it replaced?

2 answers to Silicone Nose Implant Risks and Replacement Rate?

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Silicone nose implant risks and replacement rate

With all due respect, your question should have been asked BEFORE you had the placement of the implant. The vast majority of implants, including yours, are never incorporated by the body's blood supply and remain susceptible to infection, encapsulation, skin thinning and extrusion. The vast majority of Plastic surgeons feel that eventually every silastic (silicone) nasal implant would thin the skin and be extruded with or without an infection. The rate at which this occurs will vary with... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Silicone nose implant risks

Those are the questions you should ask your surgeon before surgery rather than someone who is not your surgeon after surgery. From my experience you may go a lifetime without problems but then again you may not. Silicone can become infected, extrude or shift in position at any future date. I don't think anyone can give you an accurate percentage risk of that happening though. If it does happen though the percentages are of little interest to you.
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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