Application of hydroxyapatite artificial bone in facial contour reshaping
TANG Wen-zhu
SHI Xiao-hua
FAN Dong-li
Abstract：Objective To explore and evaluate the efficacy of application of hydroxyapatite (HA) particles in facial contour reshaping.Methods Retrospective observation of 88 cases with HA rhinoplasty and facial bone filling.Patients and physicians evaluated the postoperative results (including appearance,sensation,long-term stability,and complications) and subsequently analyzed the evaluation results.Results Both groups achieved high satisfaction and none of the patients had postoperative infection,prosthesis shift or exposure or other complications.Conclusion Hydroxyapatite is an excellent and durable biomaterial that can be used for rhinoplasty,facial bone depression correction,non-weight-bearing bone filling and is widely accepted by the majority of plastic surgeons.
Keywords：RhinoplastyFacial depressionHydroxyapatiteBiomaterialsComplications
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 740-742 )