Abstract
Plastic surgery is a broad field, including maxillofacial surgery, skin flaps and grafts, liposuction and body contouring, breast surgery, and facial cosmetic procedures. Due to the requirements of plastic surgery for the biological safety of materials, biomaterials are widely used because of its superior biocompatibility and biodegradability. Currently, there are many kinds of biomaterials clinically used in plastic surgery and their applications are diverse. Moreover, with the rise of three-dimensional printing technology in recent years, the macroscopically more precise and personalized bio-scaffolding materials with microporous structure have made good progress, which is thought to bring new development to biomaterials. Therefore, in this paper, we reviewed the plastic surgery biomaterials and current progress in their 3D manufacturing technology.
Highlights
The term “plastic surgery” was first coined by German surgeon Karl Ferdinand von Greffy (1787–1840) in 1818 [1]
The results show that Hyaluronic acid (HA) rhinoplasty is safe, effective, and convenient, lasts 6–12 months, and eventually degrades into carbon dioxide and water
In the early 1990s, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) particles were used as injectable filler materials, called Artecolll microspheres, which were made by mixing Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) microspheres with 3.5% bovine collagen [51]
Summary
The term “plastic surgery” was first coined by German surgeon Karl Ferdinand von Greffy (1787–1840) in 1818 [1]. In the early 20th century, the two world wars caused a lot of tissue defects and deformities, prompting some doctors, mainly oral and maxillofacial surgeons and otolaryngologists, to conduct research on plastic surgery [3,4]. The theories and methods of plastic and aesthetic medicine have received a lot of innovations and applications, with the related plastic cosmetic biomaterials and the application of new technologies developing rapidly. Safer and safer biomaterials and new technologies are widely employed in the plastic surgery industry. The three-dimensional manufacturing technology has brought a new prospect for the application of biomaterials in plastic surgery. This paper reviews the latest advances in the research on biomaterials related to plastic surgery and current progress in their 3D manufacturing technology
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