We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Augmentation of the Lower Face.
- Authors
Sherris, David A.; Larrabee, Wayne F.
- Abstract
Most options for rejuvenation of the lower face use soft-tissue fillers that augment the appropriate sites. Each of these options has associated risks and benefits. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (E-PTFE) as a soft-tissue filler in the face. From January 1991 through December 1993, the authors used E-PTFE soft-tissue patches for lower facial augmentation in 41 patients at 115 implant sites. Postsurgical follow-up has ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 years; during this time, complications have occurred in 4 patients. One implant had to be removed because of a seroma (1 patient), 4 implants required further secondary augmentation (2 patients), and 1 implant required revision because of malposition (1 patient). There have been no cases of implant infection, extrusion, long-term inflammation, or capsule formation. In this article, the authors review the technical aspects of E-PTFE use and discuss issues relating to the long-term efficacy of this new option for soft-tissue augmentation. The technique is also compared with other options for rejuvenation of the lower face.
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 1996, Vol 106, Issue 5, p658
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1097/00005537-199605000-00027