2024
Balancing beauty and science: a review of facial implant materials in craniofacial surgery
Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Deniz C, Stucki L, Safi A. Balancing beauty and science: a review of facial implant materials in craniofacial surgery. Frontiers In Surgery 2024, 11: 1348140. PMID: 38327548, PMCID: PMC10847330, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1348140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyether-ether-ketoneCases of cranioplastyLong-term complicationsPoly-methylmethacrylateAge-related facial changesRandomized controlled trialsTumor infectionAssociated with predictable changesFacial plastic surgeryAesthetic augmentationAlloplastic implantsPolyether-ether-ketone implantsAlloplastic materialsSkeletal deficienciesBony resorptionEvaluate short-Low infection rateAutologous materialFracture fixationControlled trialsPlastic surgeryResorption rateImaging modalitiesMechanical strengthVolume retention
2018
Rigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Rigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 170-174. PMID: 29068973, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementLeFort III osteotomyStandardized treatment protocolTreatment protocolEsthetic outcomeDistraction osteogenesisPerioperative hemoglobin concentrationRigid external distractor deviceConventional surgical techniquesDuration of operationLow infection rateLeft temporal siteRigid external distractorPostoperative complicationsCorrective surgeryRetrospective studySkeletal advancementSurgical outcomesFunctional outcomeFunctional resultsSurgical methodsSurgical techniquePatientsHemoglobin concentrationInfection rate