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July 1974

Proplast in Cavity Obliteration and Soft Tissue Augmentation

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1974;100(1):24-27. doi:10.1001/archotol.1974.00780040028005
Abstract

Proplast, a new alloplastic material, was evaluated for use in head and neck reconstructive surgery. Soft tissue and bony responses were evaluated in four cats and six monkeys. Soft tissue implants were placed over the nasal bridge subperiosteally and subdermally. Bony responses were evaluated by obliterating the frontal sinuses and the mastoid cavities. In a nine-month follow-up period, it appeared that proplast was tolerated well in body tissue and integrated with the surrounding tissue by fibrous ingrowth that occurred within 30 days. There were no major undesirable side effects.

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