Clinical experience with the Medpor porous polyethylene implant

T Wellisz - Aesthetic plastic surgery, 1993 - Springer
The Medpor porous polyethylene implant is a highly stable and somewhat flexible porous
alloplast that has been shown to exhibit rapid tissue ingrowth into its pores. A total of 116 …

Characteristics of the tissue response to Medpor porous polyethylene implants in the human facial skeleton

T Wellisz, G Kanel, RV Anooshian - J. Long-Term Eff. Med. Implant., 1993 - hero.epa.gov
The Medpor porous polyethylene implant is a highly stable and somewhat flexible porous
alloplast that is used for facial reconstruction and augmentation. A total of 37 surgical biopsy …

Porous polyethylene implant for orbital wall reconstruction.

JC Choi, CD Sims, R Casanova, JW Shore… - The Journal of cranio …, 1995 - europepmc.org
Short-term and intermediate-term results from clinical use of high-density porous
polyethylene implants for reconstructive orbital surgery have been encouraging. This article …

Mandibular augmentation

MJ Yaremchuk - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Porous polyethylene implants are available that are designed to augment the mandibular
ramus and body. They can be used to increase the bigonial distance in patients with normal …

Fibrovascularization and osteogenesis in high-density porous polyethylene implants

RV Oliveira, LS de Souza Nunes… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
High-density porous polyethylene (HDPP) has been extensively used in craniofacial
reconstructions with high-level success and minimal complications. It is known for its …

Midfacial soft-tissue changes after paranasal augmentation with porous polyethylene

JH Park, JW Kim, SJ Kim - Facial Plastic Surgery, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of porous polyethylene in paranasal
augmentation on the overlying soft tissue. Thirty-three patients underwent paranasal …

Custom porous polyethylene implants for large-scale pediatric skull reconstruction: early outcomes

AY Lin, CR Kinsella Jr, SA Rottgers… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose Some of the most problematic craniofacial injuries in pediatric
plastic surgery are large calvarial defects in children who have passed the age of maximal …

Balancing beauty and science: a review of facial implant materials in craniofacial surgery

M Kauke-Navarro, L Knoedler, S Knoedler… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Facial reconstruction and augmentation, integral in facial plastic surgery, address defects
related to trauma, tumors infections, and congenital skeletal deficiencies. Aesthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Calvarial reconstruction using high-density porous polyethylene cranial hemispheres

NJ Mokal, MF Desai - Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Official …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims: Cranial vault reconstruction can be performed with a variety of autologous or
alloplastic materials. We describe our experience using high-density porous polyethylene …

Vertical interpositional augmentation genioplasty with porous polyethylene

EP Shaber - International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 1987 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the field of biomatrix porous implant technology has stirred the interest
of the oral and maxillofacial surgical community. One such material (Medpor®†), is a …