Aesthetic implants for face
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Over the past decade, significant progress in the field of biomaterials and the development of implants for the face has expanded the scope and applications in aesthetic surgery and has offered ready-made solutions for tissue replacement, preventing complications in the donor bed and reducing the complexity of the operation itself. Implants in facial surgery are now used to increase skeletal structures, to restore facial contours by increasing areas with volume loss, and also in combination with rhytidectomy or other surgeries, as part of an integrated approach to facial rejuvenation. The scope of the implants includes enlarging the cheeks to conceal the effect of hypoplasia of the cheekbones; an increase in the lower jaw to create a stronger contour and a better parity of the nose-chin; Correction of the body and angle of the lower jaw to increase the expressiveness due to the expansion of the frontal size; implantation under the zygomatic elevation and in the middle zone of the face to fill in the depressions and highlight the flattening that forms on the face during the process of natural aging; implantation only in the back of the nose or in the back of the nose and columella; implantation on the anterior surface of the upper jaw, under the pear-shaped openings, to correct the displacement of the middle third of the face posteriorly. Computer modeling allowed the creation of individual implants to correct more complex face defects caused by trauma, congenital pathology or acquired immunodeficient conditions. Patients who are long-term infected with HIV become victims of accelerated lipodystrophy with complete loss of fat on the face due to antiviral therapy, as well as other, not completely understandable factors related to HIV itself.
The most important moment of successful implantation on the face is an accurate evaluation of the facial anatomy. The characteristics of the relationship between the various bony protuberances, the determination of the volume and thickness of the surrounding soft tissues and skin will determine the fineness of the choice of the shape of the implant, the type of material and the best method of installation, corresponding to the views of the surgeon and the patient on the final result.
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