Any recommendations for a good nasal Implant brand?

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Dear Drs Im in Korea, im wondering do you have any recommendation for a good brand of Nasal Implant? I will go with sillicon material. They offering me Keosan silicone???? Have you ever heard about this before

Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question.  The
best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  If you are looking for an implant for dorsal augmentation, you may also want to consider diced cartilage wrapped in fascia.  This can avoid many of the potential complications of a nasal implant including infection, extrusion, and malposition of the implant.   Make sure you specifically look
at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery
performed by your surgeon and evaluate their results.   The most
important aspect is to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. I recommend
that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who
can evaluate you in person.
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

Jonathan Pontell, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi.  I have used ePTFE implants from Surgiform for many years.  These implants are superior to silicone implants as they are softer so that they don't cause bone erosion as the firmer silicone implants do.  I have used many hundreds of these and never had an infection.  They are very well tolerated.  There is just the right amount of tissue ingrowth into the implant to keep it in place, but not so much that it is difficult to remove an implant.

Remus Repta, MD · Answer

Rib or septal cartilage is by far the best way to build a higher bridge and increase the size and projection of the nose.   It is your own tissue and less likely to result in complications such as infection, calcifications, extrusion, and other such events more common with artificial implants.  Please give this some consideration as you make your decision of nose shaping.  The video below is the removal of a silicone implant and replacement with rib cartilage.
All the best,
Dr. Remus Repta

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Implantech is a United States-based company that manufactures solid silicone nasal implants in a variety of both sizes and shapes. These include the flowers nasal dorsal implants and the L struts.

Reza Momeni, MD, FACS · Answer

In the US, Implantech makes good implants in my experience, but you should ask your surgeon about their opinion.

Any recommendations for a good nasal Implant brand?

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