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Lead
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Age
18–60
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Subject is scheduled to undergo a reconstructive or cosmetic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the nose that is anticipated to require a cartilage graft.
Subject is willing to sign an informed consent.
Subject is a non-smoker or has stopped smoking at least 6-weeks prior to inclusion in the study.
Subjects must agree to forgo any treatment, medical or non-medical, to the area treated in this study, for the duration of the 1-year post-treatment evaluation period, unless there is prior approval from the investigator.
You may not be if
Presence of significant endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic or psychiatric abnormalities that would render the subject an inappropriate candidate for the study.
Presence of any malignancy not considered cured in the midface area specifically (no evidence of cancer recurrence in the previous five years).
History of radiation to the area(s) to be treated in the study.
Subjects taking chronic steroids (injected or oral) or other immune modulators.
Subjects with a history of skin sensitivity (dermatitis) to either the suture materials or dressings to be utilized during the course of this study.
Subjects with skin conditions that could result in poor healing or widened scars.
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