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Enhance the face with implants as well as injectables

Tampa-Direct incision, the placement of autologous tissue grafts, and now the use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, or ePTFE, are options for improving facial subunits. While communication between the doctor and patient is important in all cases to determine which option is best, it is particularly useful with ePTFE (SoftForm) implants. The key to patient happiness is patient selection.

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