Reconstruction of facial defect is always a challenging task for plastic surgeons. Using either
autogenous tissue or alloplastic material has its own merits and demerits and the decision …

Porous polyethylene has been widely used for cranio-maxillofacial procedures due to its
highly stable, flexible and has been shown to exhibit rapid soft-tissue and bone ingrowth …

Deformities of the facial skeleton may be reconstructed using autogenic or allogenic
materials. Porous polyethylene is one of the few alloplastic materials currently in use having …

The aim of the present study was to assess the indications, results and complications of
patients treated with porous polyethylene (Medpor®) implants in the Department of Oral and …

Objectives The role of alloplastic materials in maxillofacial reconstruction is still
controversial. Determining the utility of porous, high-density, polyethylene implants as a …

Objective This paper deals with the usefulness and versatility of the porous high-density
polyethylene implants for correction of various facial deformities as an augmentation and an …

Background Porous polyethylene is considered the ideal material for the reconstruction or
augmentation of the craniomaxillofacial region. Methods A multicenter retrospective clinical …

Numerous autogenous and alloplastic materials have been used for restoration of contour
deformities of the face. Alloplastic materials have come into use to replace autogeneous …

Porous polyethylene (PPE) implants are biocompatible alloplastic materials commonly used
for facial augmentation. However, the effect of sub-periosteal PPE application on the …

Backgrounds Porous polyethylene is considered the ideal material for the reconstruction or
augmentation of the cranio-maxillofacial region. Methods A multicentric study on the use of …