Young Jin Park1, Jong Hyun Cha2, Sa Ik Bang3, So Young Kim4. 1. Kangnam-Samsung Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1306-1, HyoBong 601, Seocho-Dong, Seoul, 06614, South Korea. dryjp@daum.net. 2. Kangnam-Samsung Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1306-1, HyoBong 601, Seocho-Dong, Seoul, 06614, South Korea. 3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea. 4. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01757, South Korea. pajamakim@naver.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This clinical study aimed to investigate the safety and surgical outcome of three-dimensionally (3D) fabricated polycaprolactone (PCL) mesh in rhinoplasty. In particular, this study explored how a 3D-printed PCL mesh performs as a bioabsorbable scaffold after a long period following implantation. METHODS: A retrospective review of 101 patients who received primary or secondary rhinoplasty with a PCL mesh was performed. Patient demographics and surgery-related outcomes were examined. Clinical efficacy and safety were evaluated using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale at postoperative 18 months. From two revisional cases, a biopsy specimen of implanted PCL was acquired and histopathological analysis was performed. RESULTS: Of all the patients, 98.0% showed no postoperative infection-related foreign body reaction or distinct abnormal reaction, and the implants were observed to maintain long-term efficacy until 18-month follow-up. In patients who received spreader grafts, significant differences between preoperative and postoperative Cottle sign scores were found. Histopathological analysis showed features of adjacent tissue infiltration into pores of the PCL mesh and regeneration of neo-cartilaginous tissue and collagen around the mesh 20 months after implantation. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that a novel biodegradable PCL mesh with a 3D structure is a safe and effective material for corrective rhinoplasty because it is easy to use and capable of maintaining its volume in the long term without foreign body response. This biocompatible material will have a wide range of applications as the most suitable alternative to nonabsorbable materials in rhinoplasty and reconstruction surgeries, such as fashioning spreader grafts and septal extension grafts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
BACKGROUND: This clinical study aimed to investigate the safety and surgical outcome of three-dimensionally (3D) fabricated polycaprolactone (PCL) mesh in rhinoplasty. In particular, this study explored how a 3D-printed PCL mesh performs as a bioabsorbable scaffold after a long period following implantation. METHODS: A retrospective review of 101 patients who received primary or secondary rhinoplasty with a PCL mesh was performed. Patient demographics and surgery-related outcomes were examined. Clinical efficacy and safety were evaluated using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale at postoperative 18 months. From two revisional cases, a biopsy specimen of implanted PCL was acquired and histopathological analysis was performed. RESULTS: Of all the patients, 98.0% showed no postoperative infection-related foreign body reaction or distinct abnormal reaction, and the implants were observed to maintain long-term efficacy until 18-month follow-up. In patients who received spreader grafts, significant differences between preoperative and postoperative Cottle sign scores were found. Histopathological analysis showed features of adjacent tissue infiltration into pores of the PCL mesh and regeneration of neo-cartilaginous tissue and collagen around the mesh 20 months after implantation. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that a novel biodegradable PCL mesh with a 3D structure is a safe and effective material for corrective rhinoplasty because it is easy to use and capable of maintaining its volume in the long term without foreign body response. This biocompatible material will have a wide range of applications as the most suitable alternative to nonabsorbable materials in rhinoplasty and reconstruction surgeries, such as fashioning spreader grafts and septal extension grafts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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3D PCL mesh; Alloplastic implant; Rhinoplasty
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