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General Category => Aesthetics => Topic started by: celest218 on March 20, 2022, 11:05:35 AM

Title: Implant erosion
Post by: celest218 on March 20, 2022, 11:05:35 AM: Spoke to a surgeon who mentioned that all implants cause some degree of bone erosion. Weather it's silicone or peek. What are your thoughts?
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: GJ on March 21, 2022, 06:57:51 AM: Yes that's the general consensus.
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: celest218 on March 28, 2022, 09:29:15 PM: But do you feel peek would be the godl standard bc it feels more like bone?
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: GJ on March 29, 2022, 08:58:38 AM: Quote from: celest218 on March 28, 2022, 09:29:15 PM
But do you feel peek would be the godl standard bc it feels more like bone?

Genio is the gold standard. Any implant is going to have problems.
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: eastcoastian1 on March 31, 2022, 05:49:24 PM: Quote from: GJ on March 29, 2022, 08:58:38 AM
Genio is the gold standard. Any implant is going to have problems.

As a guy with an implant, yes this is true.
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: Dopesaint on April 09, 2022, 11:35:47 AM: Quote from: eastcoastian1 on March 31, 2022, 05:49:24 PM
As a guy with an implant, yes this is true.

What kind of issues have you had?
Title: Re: Implant erosion
Post by: celest218 on April 13, 2022, 12:49:00 PM: hi eastcostian1.DId your implants get infected and removed? Were the silicone or peek? And may i ask who was your surgeon? Thanks.