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The use of methyl methacrylate for forehead reconstruction in congenital anomalies, tumor infection, trauma and cosmetic defects is presented. Seventy-one cases are analyzed with long term follow-up. The complication rate is low and the operating time is short. This is recommended as a rapid and safe method of forehead reconstruction. It should be avoided in the growing child and if there is any suggestion of direct connection with sinuses.
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Argenta, L.C., Newman, M.H. The use of methyl methacrylate cranioplasty in forehead reconstruction. Eur J Plast Surg 9, 94–99 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298947
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298947