Reconsidering a Silicone Nose Implant After 5–10 Years: Is Removal Advisable?
In worldwide rhinoplasty, silicone is the most preferred and commonly used implant material for augmentation rhinoplasty. It has many benefits, such as
- Its thickness does not decrease over time, as opposed to the traditional GoreTex implant.
- It has a firm consistency and is easy to sculpt.
- It has a nonporous structure, hence bacterial growth is repelled, but it also prevents the biointegration of tissues.