Repairing a Facial Cleft by Polyether-Ether-Ketone Implant Combined With Titanium Mesh

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Sep;29(6):e582-e585. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004599.

Abstract

The Tessier Number 4 cleft is one of the rarest, most complex craniofacial anomalies that presents difficulties in surgical treatment. In this article, we report a case of simultaneous facial depression, eye displacement, and medial canthus deformity. In this case, the maxillary bony defect was reconstructed using computer-assisted design computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD-CAM) polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) material, and the orbital floor defect was repaired with AO prefabricated titanium mesh. Additionally, the medial canthus was modified with canthopexy and a single Z-plasty flap. Owing to its relative rarity and varied clinical presentations, no definitive operative methods have been accepted for Tessier No. 4 facial cleft. This study presents the combination of CAD-CAM manufactured PEEK material and titanium mesh as an alternative approach for reconstructing the bony defect of Tessier No. 4 facial clefts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Benzophenones
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / surgery*
  • Facial Bones / abnormalities*
  • Facial Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Facial Bones / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Ketones*
  • Maxilla / diagnostic imaging
  • Maxilla / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Polyethylene Glycols*
  • Polymers
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Surgical Flaps*

Substances

  • Benzophenones
  • Ketones
  • Polymers
  • polyetheretherketone
  • Polyethylene Glycols