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Facial Implants. Bone Resorption, long-term infection risk and unnatural appearance. Why aren't chin wing options?

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From my understanding silicone implants can get infected years after theyre placed (ex. a tooth infection can trigger this). Because of the large ammount of facial animation from expression and chewing, as well as the bodys biological response to the foreign substance, bone resorption has been observed in a number of case studies. For young patients, why are alternatives such as chin wing and zygomatic sandwich osteotomies not offered in north america?

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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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Dr. Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired)
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Dr. Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired)
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