Bone implant technology in the field of plastic surgery

Patients with facial organs (ears, nose, eyes, etc.) and extremity digit defects caused by trauma, infection and tumor resection account for a considerable proportion of patients in plastic surgery. Some patients can be recommended to use the traditional repair method of plastic surgery, i.e., using their own tissues for organ reconstruction, but a large number of patients should be recommended to use prosthesis to repair due to the limitation of conditions, such as extensive burns, radiotherapy, large defective area, and the body is too weak to withstand larger surgery. Contemporary prosthesis not only realizes realistic appearance, but also due to the use of bone implantation technology, the prosthesis fixation is very strong, the patient no longer has to worry about the movement of the prosthesis due to activities. This has led to the rapid development of the clinical application of prosthesis. Bone implant technology was first proposed by Prof. Bránkmark in Sweden in the 1850’s. After confirming that titanium has excellent biocompatibility with bone tissue, Bránkmark designed the Bránkmark implant system after many years of careful research, which is still widely used in clinical practice. The basic concept of prosthetic bone implant technology is: to reconstruct the patient’s appearance with a patient-friendly prosthesis (eye, ear, nose, maxillofacial and fingertip, etc.) that is well cemented to the bone implant in the body, which has a broad development prospect in plastic surgery. The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of our hospital has been carrying out prosthetic restoration work for nearly 20 years. From the traditional prosthetic restoration (i.e. using adhesive, inverted concave, spectacle frame fixation), to the bone implant technology, nearly 1,000 cases of patients have been repaired, and the repaired parts include the eyes, ears, nose, maxillofacial, etc. The patients have good local conditions, and also have the ability to have a good restoration, which is very promising. There are patients with good local conditions, as well as patients with scar hyperplasia, ulcers, and poor wound healing conditions. After systematic treatment such as dressing change and tissue covering of the wound, all of them can get a good appearance for the patients. At present, our department has a specialized prosthetic laboratory with advanced instruments and materials and professional staff to realize a series of services including patient consultation, surgery, mold taking, wearing and follow-up. Our Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has a solid professional surgical foundation and excellent laboratory conditions. On the basis of perfecting the repair of the original types of diseases, we give full play to the advantages of bone implantation technology, and continue to explore new types of repair diseases, including fingertip restoration and ear hearing aid repair. We hope to bring convenience to more patients.