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Table 3 Data regarding complications and revisions

From: Prevalence of complications associated with polymer-based alloplastic materials in nasal dorsal augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study, year of publication (number of cases)

Study design

Rates of complications

Revision

Extrusion

Infection

Deviation (graft displacement)

Overcorrection

Hematoma

Irregularity

Others

Yap, E. C. et al. [11] 2011 (n = 1054)

e-PTFE

Retrospective

5

4

11

4

0

0

0

8

Turegun. M et al. [26] 2008, (n = 14)

Medpor

Prospective

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

patients indicated that the difficulty of breathing started right after the surgery and 11 patients stated that it became worse.

1

Conrad. K et al [27] 2009, (n = 349)

Gore-Tex

Retrospective

2

0

0

0

0

0

4

Soft tissue reaction

20

Lohuis. P.J.F.M et al. [28] 2001, (n = 66)

Gore-Tex

Retrospective

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Mohammadi Sh et al. [29] 2014, (n = 38)

Medpor

Prospective/cohort

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

Waldman S R et al. [30] 1991, (n = 17)

Gore-Tex

Retrospective

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Zelken Jonathan et al. [38] 2016, (n = 177)

Composite (silicone-PTFE)

Retrospective

0

2

8

0

4

0

0

12

Godin. M et al. [32] 1995, (n = 137)

Gore-Tex

Retrospective

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

4

Hwan Wang J et al. [33] 2007, (n = 27)

silicone

Retrospective

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

3

Zeng Yanjun et al. [34] 2002, (n = 98)

silicone

Prospective

0

0

38

0

15

0

Drift o prosthesis

Severe: 32

Mild: 43

Convexo-concave at nasal root

Small: 19

Significant: 7

Small angle of the nose bridge less than 25°: 27

Nm

Hong et al. [23], 2010 (n = 257)

Gore-Tex

Prospective/cohort

0

9

3

3

0

8

Skin thinning 1/tip problems 9/ minor problems 4/ 2 too low dorsum /

34

Schwaiger et al. [24] (2019) (n = 20)

Medpor

Retrospective

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

Nm

Chen et al. [22]. 2010 (n = 32)

Medpor

Retrospective

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Han et al. [21]. 2012 (n = 58)

Medpor

Prospective/cohort

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Jeong et al. [25] (2018) (n = 227)

silicone

Retrospective

2

5

4

0

0

7

0

7

Niechajev, I [20], 2012 (n = 53)

Medpor

Retrospective

2

3

0

2

0

0

1 building

1 insufficient augmentation

Patient dissatisfaction = 5

5

Colton, J.J et al. [19], 1992 (n = 93)

Mersilene

Retrospective

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

4

Karnes Julie et al. 2000 [17] (n = 30)

Medpor

Retrospective

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Alvarez-Buylla Blanco, M et al. [17], 2011 (n = 14)

Gore-Tex

Retrospective

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

3

Beekhuis, G. J.et al. [16] 1980 (n = 30)

Polyamide

Retrospective

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

Winkler, A. A. et al. [15], 2012 (n = 75)

ePTFE

Retrospective

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

nm

Joo, Y. H. et al. [14], 2016 (n = 176)

ePTFE

Retrospective

0

1

2

0

0

1

Obvious implant contour = 2

Short nose deformity = 1

nm

Scott Shadfar et al. [13], 2015 (n = 35)

ePTFE

Retrospective

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

Kim, Y. S. et al. [12] 2015 (n = 11)

8 silicone

3 Gore-Tex

Retrospective

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

Pham and Hunter [36] 2006 (n = 19)

Medpor

Retrospective

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Pham [35] 2011 (n = 23)

Medpor

Retrospective

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Niechajev [37] 1999

Medpor (n= 23)

Prospective

1

1

0

0

0

1

2 manageable complications

2