필러 주입술 Filler Injection

Connective tissue disease-like illness has been associated with silicone breast implants. However, no data are currently available on the immunopathology of the capsule surrounding the breast implants. Sera from women with breast implants w…

Plastic and reconstructive surgeons have long sought the ideal material to fill and enhance defects of the head and body. Many of the most widely used materials present problems for the surgeon or the patient, so the search continues. For t…

[OBJECTIVE] To study patients with side effects secondary to the injection of modelants. [METHODS] We studied their clinical, serological, histopathological, radiographic, immunoregulatory and fibroblast culture features by standard method…

Although soft-tissue augmentation is not a new cosmetic procedure and actually has been performed for centuries, the modern era has introduced filling materials that are both safe and effective to soften the features. When used appropriatel…

Concern about the use of silicone gel as a filler for breast prostheses has stimulated interest in other materials. We have evaluated the Misti Gold prosthesis which contains a "bio-oncotic" gel of low molecular weight Polyvinylpyrrolidone …

The cheek-lip grooves, often referred to as nasolabial folds, are one of the facial characteristics most commonly complained about by patients in all age groups. A variety of methods for correction have been proposed, using implants or auto…

Viewing the face as a series of three concentric rings, we can successfully rejuvenate the outer ring with the usual face lift, blepharoplasty, and brow lift. Insufficient attention has been paid to the middle and inner rings. The middle ri…

The vesicovaginal fistulae encountered in Africa are a real plague. Their origin is obstetrical as a rule, and they occur in young women, often in primiparas. They are seldom simple as they have been operated repeatedly and involve associat…

Current implants for breast augmentation containing silicone gel, saline, or both can totally obscure mammographic detection of microcalcifications and soft-tissue masses. To investigate the possibility of developing a more radiolucent impl…

Tissue expansion has achieved a prominent role in soft-tissue reconstruction. Expansion-induced pain is often a limiting factor in this process and can affect patients for as long as 24 to 48 hours following each expansion session. Although…

This article discusses the use of a permanent saline-filled expander for breast reconstruction incorporating on the anterior surface a filler valve that can be located by nonoperative means. The self-sealing filler valve has a well-marked d…

Twenty-four patients with severe anophthalmic orbit syndrome were treated with a combination of techniques utilizing autogenous tissue. Autogenous corticocancellous bone grafts were used in the orbit as a volume filler. The temporalis muscl…

For approximately ten years I have been using polyamide mesh as a filler material in facial plastic surgery, particularly in augmentation rhinoplasty, for saddle-nose deformity, and in augmentation mentoplasty. The results in this series of…