ALLOPLASTIC MATERIALS IN PLASTIC SURGERY
ALLOPLASTIC MATERIALS IN PLASTIC SURGERY
ALLOPLASTIC MATERIALS IN PLASTIC SURGERY
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GOLD<br />
• Gold plate repair of cleft palate - 1565<br />
• Nobel element - number 76 on periodic table<br />
• No oxide layer<br />
• Lack of strength – softness<br />
• Expensive<br />
• Upper eyelid weight – 0.6-1.6 gr. (ptosis)<br />
POLYMERS<br />
• Polymers – long chins of repeating units<br />
that can reach massive molecular weights.<br />
• Mainly used for soft tissue applications