I brought this from a cafe I know, and I thought it might be helpful if you read it It is scary, so please make sure to read the post. ---
This time, I am going to write about Medpor, which should absolutely never be used when I have nose surgery. Originally, according to the order I had announced, I was planning to write about side effects that can occur when using costal cartilage for nose surgery, but a few days ago I briefly mentioned Medpor at the bottom of the post I wrote about septal nose surgery, and a member who saw that post asked me by private message to explain Medpor, so I will finish this first and then write about costal cartilage in the next post. Now then, without further ado, let us get into the main topic and look into the frightening truth about Medpor that you can see only in our cafe, not the obvious content posted on Naver Knowledge iN or blogs, and that plastic surgeons do not tell you.
If you are a member of an anti-plastic-surgery cafe like ours, I judge that there would absolutely not be many members who would agree if a doctor says they will use Medpor when operating on their nose. However, even at this moment, more people than we think are having nose surgery using Medpor. The most common cases in which Medpor is usually used are these two: when the doctor firmly believes that they have used Medpor with no problems (in this case, they openly say they will operate with Medpor), or when surgery is planned to raise and lengthen the nose using the septum, the doctor enters the operating room, but after actually opening the nose, decides that it is difficult to harvest a sufficient amount of septal cartilage, and then uses Medpor to finish the surgery. These two are the most common and frequent.
From the doctor's position, if they forcibly remove more septal cartilage, a problem can occur in which the nose collapses, so they cannot simply push ahead; but if they just close it, there will be no difference after surgery and the patient will clearly be furious, so this is a case where they use Medpor without the patient's consent to finish the nose surgery. Amazingly, because a material was used in surgery without the patient's consent, the patient cannot know until the very end what material they were operated with, and the doctor does not tell them either. They only find out later after side effects occur and they go to another hospital. This is absolutely not a novel; it is fact and reality.
I will really say this again: in Asians, cases where enough good-quality septal cartilage can be harvested for use in nose surgery are not common. Now then, let us properly look into the side effects of Medpor. I will explain as simply as possible with photos as examples so even beginner members can understand. With just this one photo, everything can be understood without a long explanation.
Medpor is made with a structure that has many holes, and it is an artificially made porous polyethylene material that is very hard. In the past, these were thought to be advantages of Medpor, so it was used as a support when people wanted to increase nasal tip projection in place of insufficient septal cartilage, and it received attention. There was no need to harvest it from another site, and because it had sufficient quantity and hardness, surgery was convenient, and the early shape was good. However, as time passed and it had been used clinically for many years, Medpor is now known as a very controversial material with recognized risks, and doctors with updated knowledge absolutely oppose using it.
Hardness, which is a major characteristic of Medpor, causes adhesion to surrounding tissues and affects those surrounding tissues as well. When Medpor adheres to the mucous membrane, perichondrium, and so on, deformation occurs, such as weakening the cartilage itself and making it crumple. Also, if it adheres to the skin tissue, it hardens like scar tissue, causing a strong foreign-body sensation and discomfort. This hardened scar tissue cannot be completely removed surgically even if Medpor is removed. Once it forms, you just have to carry it as it is. If by any chance inflammation or another problem occurs in the nose, Medpor weakens both the perichondrium and mucous membrane, while Medpor itself also crumples and its shape becomes distorted. At this time, as the cartilage bends and breaks, the inside of the nose also becomes deformed into an uneven shape. I took photos using tape so members would not be shocked, so it may feel less scary, but if you actually enter the operating room and see this scene, you are truly struck speechless by an enormous sense of fear.
One-line summary: If you have to undergo nose surgery and the doctor says they will use Medpor to operate on the columellar strut or nasal bridge, please confidently open your eyes wide and ask why they are recommending to you a material that papers report has about a 5- to 10-fold higher probability of inflammation than other implants and that one out of four people will definitely develop a problem. If they cannot answer, please quietly leave. And if any members have currently had nose surgery with Medpor, I sincerely hope you go on for a long time without any problems. That is all for today. Next time, I will write about costal cartilage.
[Source] http://cafe.naver.com/kiamemberslovevg/ Plastic Surgery Side Effects Expert Cafe) | Author: Power of Truth, Plastic Surgery Injury Support Group
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