Tissue Repair in Maxillofacial Region Balakrishnan1,*, Ebenezer Vijay2 1Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2Professor & HOD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Balakrishanan, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph No:. 9884630045, e-mail: ishwaryadentist@yahoo.com
Online published on 31 March, 2020. Abstract The region of face is the most aesthetic part of the body and one of the most important parts of the personality of a person. Thus trauma or congenital defects resulting in aesthetic defects in the face are a huge problem to a person's confidence. Over the decades, craniofacial plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and aesthetic surgeons have struggled to administer the best possible treatment to achieve near absolute aesthetic results. This also is dependent on the material used as a graft to fill the void in the defect. This article aims to review various articles and find out the efficacy of the various materials used for graft. Top Keywords Tissue repair, tension, scar, wound closure. Top |