Long-term orbitofacial complications of polyalkylimide 4% (Bio-Alcamid)

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 394-397

  Ross, Adam H ^a,b   Malhotra, Raman ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; FILLER; POLYALKYLIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHEEK; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY NODULE; MALE; NASOLABIAL FOLD; ORBITOFACIAL COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHYTIDOPLASTY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWELLING;

ABSCESS; ACRYLIC RESINS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EDEMA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN AGING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349733405     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181b3ac71     Document Type: Article

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