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Friday, 2 January 2015

Autografts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_nose_syndrome

Generally speaking, the implant materials can be divided into 3 groups:

Autografts: bone, cartilage, fat, etc. from one site to another in the same patient. The problems here are relative shortage of tissue, and long term studies have shown high absorption rates in the nose. A Chinese study reported long-term success using iliac bone autografts.

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