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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

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