How can Bio-Alcamid be used to correct the nose shape?
In some cases, we need to resort to cartilaginous grafts in order to fill in nose depressions. This invasive procedure requires an operating room and takes place under local or general anesthesia. Bio-Alcamid, a ready-for-use injectable prosthesis, can be an excellent alternative to grafts since it is safe, efficient and able to give the same results. I use it for this indication since it facilitates the surgeons work, allows a non invasive procedure. Bio-Alcamid should be used during post-surgical corrections and not during the surgical procedure itself for two reasons: during rhinoplasty we perform a large detachment of the skin and hence, the gel cannot stay in place if injected during the surgical procedure. Second, the infectious risk becomes much more important. As a result, this technique is thus either post-surgical (several weeks later) or a substitute for surgery to correct deficits. In which cases can Bio-Alcamid be used? Case 1: The patient presents a depression of the dors
