Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ASCO Annual Meeting 2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Keep up to date with all the top stories and latest evidence with our hub page, including official congress videos and expert takeaways.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 4/2007

01-08-2007 | Case Report

Polymethylmethacrylate for Managing Frontal Bone Deformities

Authors: Matthias A. Reichenberger, M.D., Alexander Stoff, M.D., Dirk F. Richter, M.D.

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 4/2007

Login to get access

Abstract

The correction of bony frontal deformities has been accomplished with a variety of autogenous and alloplastic materials. Of the various materials currently available, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a valuable biomaterial, has proved to be effective in reconstructing deformities of the frontal bone. The authors present one case of acquired frontal bone deformity reconstructed by subperiostal application of PMMA through a minimally invasive coronal approach. Our preliminary experience with this method has been promising.
Literature
1.
Azmi A, Latiff AZ, Johari A: Methyl methacrylate cranioplasty. Med J Malaysia 59:418–421, 2004PubMed
2.
Eppley BL. Biomechanical testing of alloplastic PMMA cranioplasty materials. J Craniofac Surg 16:140–143, 2005PubMedCrossRef
3.
Lara WC, Schweitzer J, Lewis RP, Odum BC, Edlich RF, Gampper TJ: Technical considerations in the use of polymethylmethacrylate in cranioplasty (review). J Long Term Eff Med Implants 8:43–53, 1998PubMed
4.
Manson PN, Crawley WA, Hoopes JE: Frontal cranioplasty: Risk factors and choice of cranial vault reconstructive material. Plast Reconstr Surg 77:888–904, 1986PubMedCrossRef
5.
Stelnicki EJ, Ousterhout DK: Prevention of thermal tissue injury induced by the application of polymethylmethacrylate to the calvarium. J Craniofac Surg 7:192–195, 1996PubMedCrossRef
6.
Taub PJ, Rudkin GH, Clearihue WJ III, Miller TA: Prefabricated alloplastic implants for cranial defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 111:1233–1240, 2003PubMedCrossRef
7.
Wolfe SA. Discussion in: Manson PN, Crawley WA, Hoopes JE: Frontal cranioplasty: risk factors and choice of cranial vault reconstructive material. Plast Reconstr Surg 77:901, 1986CrossRef
8.
Yaremchuk MJ: Acquired cranial bone deformities. In: Mathes SJ (ed) Plastic surgery, 2nd ed., vol. III, The head and neck, part 2, Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA
9.
Zander, cited by Kleinschmidt O: Plexiglas zur Deckung von Schädellücken. Chirurg 13:273, 1941
Metadata
Title
Polymethylmethacrylate for Managing Frontal Bone Deformities
Authors
Matthias A. Reichenberger, M.D.
Alexander Stoff, M.D.
Dirk F. Richter, M.D.
Publication date
01-08-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-0009-3

Other articles of this Issue 4/2007

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 4/2007 Go to the issue

Original Article

A New Simple Technique for Making Facial Dimples

Original Article

Polyurethane-Coated Silicone Gel Breast Implants Used for 18 Years

OriginalPaper

Implications of Transaxillary Breast Augmentation: Lifetime Probability of Breast Cancer Development and Sentinel Node Mapping Interference

GUEST EDITORIAL

Lipoplasty: A Personal, Conceptual, and Historical Perspective

Case Report

Amazia with Midface Anomaly: Case Report

Review

The Central Role of the Nose in the Face and the Psyche: Review of the Nose and the Psyche