PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C.J. Schatz
AU  - D.T. Ginat
TI  - Imaging of Cosmetic Facial Implants and Grafts
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A3214
DP  - 2012 Aug 09
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2012/08/09/ajnr.A3214.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2012/08/09/ajnr.A3214.full
AB  - SUMMARY: A wide variety of implants and grafts have been used for cosmetic facial surgery, including forehead, nose, cheek, lip, and chin augmentation. Some of the implant materials include silicone, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex), hydroxylapatite, and porous polyethylene (Medpor). Grafts include bone and cartilage, which can be prepared as “Turkish Delight” for rhinoplasty. Imaged facial implants and grafts can be encountered incidentally or purposely to evaluate complications. Many of these materials have distinct radiologic imaging features and should not be misinterpreted as pathology. Conversely, implant complications should be appropriately recognized by using a focused imaging approach. The purpose of this article was to review the different types of cosmetic facial implants and grafts with an emphasis on their expected and complicated radiologic imaging appearances.