Reconstructive surgery method and implant
First Claim
1. A method of altering the appearance of a person'"'"'s physical features, comprising:
- forming an implant of a desired shape of two or more layers of stiff, but formable thin tissue, dehydrated homograft; and
inserting said implant immediately beneath the person'"'"'s dermis in a desired location.
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Abstract
A homograft implant is made from prepackaged, processed homograft material. The homograft material is taken in its purchased dehydrated form and cut into strips of varying shapes and sized. The strips are then adhesively secured together in a laminar manner by a tissue adhesive to form the desired shape and density of the implant. Once the implant has been made, it may then be surgically implanted in a desired location, immediately beneath the patient'"'"'s dermis so as to alter the exterior appearance of the patient at the implant site. Since the implant is formed of dehydrated homograft material, endogenous tissue readily attaches to the implant after a short period of time, so that the implant becomes integral with the body.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of altering the appearance of a person'"'"'s physical features, comprising:
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forming an implant of a desired shape of two or more layers of stiff, but formable thin tissue, dehydrated homograft; and inserting said implant immediately beneath the person'"'"'s dermis in a desired location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of altering the appearance of a person'"'"'s nose comprising:
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cutting two or more thin, stiff layers of dehydrated dura mater; stacking and gluing the layers together with tissue glue to form an integral implant; shaping said implant into the shape necessary to create the desired alteration in appearance; forming an incision inside the nasal cavity; and inserting said implant through the incision to the desired position in the nose directly beneath the persons dermis.
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