Can Custom Infraorbital Implants Be Made Of A Material That Turns Into Bone?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, do you perform infraorbital custom implants, more specifically 3D-printed bone scaffolds that gradually transform into real bone over time through the process of bioresorption, effectively replacing the implant with natural bone?
A: There is no such implant technology that currently exists to achieve that biologic transformation. It is a great concept and would be of immense clinical use but it does not yet exist.
Dr. Barry Eppley
World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
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