Hanke C William
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Carmel, Indiana 46032, USA.
Dermatol Surg. 2002 Oct;28(10):901-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02065.x.
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants have been used for augmentation of thinning lips and wrinkles due to aging for more than 10 years. The aesthetic results have often been excellent, but complications such as infection, extrusion, migration, shrinkage, and hardening have occurred in some patients.
To assess short-term results and complications in patients undergoing augmentation of the lips, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines with a newly designed ePTFE implant.
Thirty patients received 60 Advanta ePTFE implants for augmentation of the lips, nasolabial folds, or marionette lines.
All patients received a natural-looking augmentation following 3-4 days of noticeable swelling. The only significant complications involved two upper lip implants that were removed for suspected infection.
In a preliminary series, Advanta ePTFE implants provided effective, natural-looking augmentation of the lips and nasolabial folds with minimal complications.
膨体聚四氟乙烯（ePTFE）植入物已用于改善因衰老导致的唇部变薄和皱纹，应用超过10年。美学效果通常极佳，但部分患者出现了感染、挤出、移位、收缩和硬化等并发症。
评估使用新设计的ePTFE植入物进行唇部、鼻唇沟和木偶纹填充的患者的短期效果和并发症。
30例患者接受了60枚Advanta ePTFE植入物用于唇部、鼻唇沟或木偶纹填充。
所有患者在明显肿胀3 - 4天后均获得了自然的填充效果。唯一显著的并发症是两枚上唇植入物因疑似感染而被取出。
在初步系列研究中，Advanta ePTFE植入物能有效、自然地填充唇部和鼻唇沟，并发症最少。
