Revision rhinoplasty using porous high-density polyethylene implants to reestablish ethnic identity

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 679-684

  Romo III, Thomas ^a,b,c   Kwak, Edward S ^a   Sclafani, Anthony P ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic rhinoplasty; Implants; Revision rhinoplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE; POROSITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; RHINOPLASTY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33845494286     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-006-0049-0     Document Type: Review

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