GORETEX – Choosing the right material for Augmentation Rhinoplasty is crucial

Augmentation Rhinoplasty使用的材質隨著醫材技術的進步，也有各種多樣的選擇，但選擇的材質對於手術的效果以及對後遺症更是有深遠的影響，以下針對我們經常推薦客人使用的從美國合法引進PureForm推出GORE-TEXAugmentation Rhinoplasty材質作更深入的介紹

PureForm GORE-TEX Material Properties and Advantages

3D unibody design, superior quality, exquisite perfection
The 100% ePTFE material undergoes a compression process, resulting in excellent rigidity and resistance to deformation.
Controllable organizational integration - shrinkage rate <5%, predictable and satisfactory results.
Made in the USA, made with materials suitable for long-term medical use, ensuring high safety.
Highly biocompatible, with low rejection reaction
Low capsular contracture, excellent fixation, and not easily displaced.
The material is soft, and the appearance and feel are natural.
Improves upon the drawbacks of traditional materials being difficult to remove.
Special microporous structure, with micropores approximately 20~40µm in size.
It allows new tissue to grow in and gradually integrate with the body's own tissues.

The Gore-tex material imported by Taiwan is divided into two main categories: sheet-like and three-dimensional molded.

Gore-tex can be imagined as a very dense sponge structure, filled with tiny pores (20-40 μm), into which blood vessels and tissue cells can grow. It has high biocompatibility and stability, and is not prone to capsule or contraction problems.

During the surgery, the procedure can be sculpted to the desired shape. Although it connects with the surrounding tissue, removing Gore-Tex in a second surgery is not difficult, and it doesn't leave material residue like Camera. The downsides are that the volume will shrink slightly after the surgery, and the price is higher. PureForm, which has been imported from the United States to Taiwan in recent years, is a 3D molding procedure with a stronger structure, designed to meet the needs of different parts of the face.

So how should I choose?

目前Augmentation Rhinoplasty的假體材質包括矽膠、Gore-tex和卡麥拉等，傳統的矽膠假體，使用歷史最悠久、材質穩定，但有容易產生位移和莢膜攣縮問題；Gore-tex材質猶如緻密的泡棉，人體組織會隨時間包覆進入假體材質，不位移、感染風險也低，唯一的缺點是材料內部的細小孔洞經時間一久，會有體積壓縮減少15%至20%的情形。

Camera is a composite implant material that combines silicone and Gore-tex. The inside is silicone and the surface is covered with Gore-tex material. It is designed to be compatible with body tissue, reduce the chance of capsule and displacement, and stabilize the shape of the nose, giving doctors more options for beautifying the patient's nose.

想藉由Augmentation Rhinoplasty手術改善五官視覺上的比例，除應考量預算選擇適合材質外，醫師的經驗與技術也不容忽視，術前應先向專業醫師諮詢溝通，做出最好的判斷；術後1周應切實遵照醫囑，冰敷並按時服抗生素、止痛消炎藥，維持規律作息，避免激烈運動，手術前後2周盡量配合戒菸，有助讓術後感染機率降至最低。