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Use of autografts, homografts and synthetic polymers was, up to the 1990s, sufficient to generate acceptable cosmetic results in facial surgery (Glasgold and Silver, 1991). However, during the last ten years advances in surgical techniques, appreciation of the consequences of homograft resorption and decreased use of homografts because of the increased risk of viral contamination, have led to the need for more available implant materials.
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Silver, F.H. (1994). Facial Implants. In: Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Tissue Engineering: An Integrated Approach. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0735-8_6
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