Slovenská chirurgia 2-3/2017
Use of alloplastic materials in plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a specialized field of medicine that deals with the improvement and reconstruction of the human body. Plastic surgeons use in their practice (alloplastic) materials and autogenous materials (fat tissue, bone). Silicone (polysiloxane) and polyethylene are most often used in easthetic surgery. Since 2011 on the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery UN L. Pasteur Košice and UPJŠ LF Košice alloplastic materials were used in 320 patients. We used polyester nets, breast and gluteal implants and expanders, implants and shape Medpor silocon implants, V-Loc absorable stitching at the SMAS facelift and intradermal wound closure. In the article we define attention to the diversity of alloplastic materials, their properties and usage by plastic surgery.
Keywords: plastic surgery, alloplastic materials, implants












