Again dangerous implants: Now for the nose

Popular implant Medpor, used in rhinoplasty, can cause infection as established scientists. In almost all cases, the implant over time, come out through the skin.

Scientists from the University of Colorado found that holding Rhinoplasty   using an implant made of polyethylene of high strength Medpor   It can lead to more complications than had previously been assumed. The study reported in at least five when the implant become the cause of infections. Eventually he got out through the skin of the surgical wound.

"The level of infection at the time of our study was extremely high, given that we have seen for a small amount   rhinoplasties   using Medpor - Said the author of observations plastic surgeon Andrew Winkler. - Of course, there are situations in which it makes sense to you to think about using Medpor. But try to carefully weigh the pros and cons. "

For comparison, during operations in which surgeons used taken from the patient's body tissue, no cases of complications were recorded by researchers. Manufacturer Medpor Porex Technologies company had no comment on the findings. Total to the attention of scholars were 659 patients who have decided to go through rhinoplasty for medical or cosmetic characteristics.

All operations were carried out three surgeons from the University of Oregon Health & Science in Portland. Most of the treatments doctors use artificial implants. Medpor and Gore-Tex are the two most popular implants for rhinoplasty in the United States. In the study, they were used 151 times. Gore-Tex is made of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon). In total there were 19 postoperative infections, and they all occurred after the installation of a plastic implant that "punch" through the skin.

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