Clinical application of computer-aided design of enblock porous silicone prosthesis for forehead and temporal augmentation / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the computer-aided design(CAD) of enblock porous silicone prosthesis for forehead and temporal augmentation with endoscope technique.@*Methods@#The 3-dimensional image of the enblock porous silicone prosthesis for forehead and temporal augmentation was designed with the aid of computer based on the 3-D images, the metal model and silicone prosthesis were made for surgery guided by endoscope technique.@*Results@#20 cases underwent frontal and temporal augmentation with enblock protheis with primary healing. No complication, like infection, effusion, nerve injury, prothesis displacement, happened. The patients were followed up for half a year with satisfactory result .@*Conclusions@#CAD for enblock porous silicone prosthesis for forehead and temporal augmentation has the advantages of individual design and good adaptation. Endoscope technique can be effective for reduction of the complication, like bleeding and protheis displacement.