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