The MEDPOR Pterional Implant, developed with Dr. Murali Guthikonda of the Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, was designed specifically to fill the hollow resulting after a pterional craniotomy during neurosurgical procedures. Originally, Dr. Guthikonda used the MEDPOR TF Implant for this application, (but felt that a smaller, more appropriately contoured implant would require less intraoperative sculpting and be easier and faster to utilize during the closing stages of his procedures.

Paul O’Keeffe, M.B., B.S., (Syd), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., Sydney, Australia describes his semi-open rhinoplasty technique using the MEDPOR® Nasal Shell for saddle nose deformity. The MEDPOR Nasal Shell Implant, developed with Dr. O’Keeffe, resembles the natural nasal pyramid and was designed specifically to augment the nasal bones and upper lateral cartilage. The Nasal Shell is provided sterile in two sizes with two optional dorsal inserts to fill any void under the implant, and a silicone sizer.

Surgical technique video on the use of MEDPOR in Orbital Floor Reconstruction. (Produced under Porex Medical trade name.)

Tadeusz Wellisz, M.D., University of Southern California and Robert D. Wallace, M.D., Chief of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee, explain the use of the MEDPOR Nasal Arch and Nasal Sheet in rhinoplasty procedures. Pre and postoperative photos are shown.

Dr. Tadeusz Wellisz, University of Southern California and Dr. Robert D. Wallace, Chief of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee, detail surgical techniques for use of the MEDPOR Ear Implants in microtia reconstruction. 

In this video, Dr. Robert Wallace, Chief of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, discusses his use of a MEDPOR Customized Implant to correct a large cranial defect. Dr. Wallace has over eight years experience using MEDPOR Surgical Implants in various cranial reconstruction applications that include both preformed and customized implants. Pre and post operative photos are included.