There is a technique I've heard about involving a spongy type of silicone, Ultra Soft Silicone, that I have heard from Korean surgeons. It is placed under the muscle directly above the bone, so that there is no encapsulation and the muscles keep the implant in place. I would like some comments about possible safety issues with this method, considering how new it is. Thanks for your input.
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We do not recommend L-shaped strut silicone implants placed in the nose due to the problems we have seen with them. For Asian rhinoplasty, we will use a Flowers nasal dorsal Silastic implants manufactured by Implantech. Any synthetic implant can protrude if the implant itself was too big for the...
Hi,He may have meant irradiated cartilage which is cadaver cartilage that has been radiated. This type of cartilage is safe to use in revision surgery. However, a well place silastic implant should not cause any issues in your lifetime. The trick is finding a surgeon that knows how to use...
These vessels can sometimes form after rhinoplasty due to the manipulation of the skin during surgery. They will typically improve with time, but quickest and most effective way to reduce the appearance of those vessels is with a pulsed-dye laser.
