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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Implant on the piriform aperture to project the nasal base}}<br />
{{Infobox term<br />
| image = Gray190.png<br />
| caption = Maxilla (Gray, Commons). Paranasal implants sit on the piriform rim beside the nasal base, not on the cheek.<br />
| alt = Maxilla<br />
| name = Paranasal implant<br />
| also = piriform implant, pyriform implant, paranasal augmentation<br />
| field = Medicine<br />
| related = [[Maxilla]]; [[Midface]]; [[Infraorbital implant]]; [[Nasolabial fold]]<br />
}}<br />
A '''paranasal implant''' augments the bone beside the nasal base, along the '''piriform (pyriform) aperture''' of the [[maxilla]].<ref name="eppley">{{cite web |url=https://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com/paranasal-implants-their-role-in-facial-augmentation/ |title=Paranasal Implants – Their Role in Facial Augmentation |website=Explore Plastic Surgery |author=Barry Eppley |date=7 October 2026 |access-date=12 October 2026}}</ref> It is not a cheek implant and not [[tear trough]] filler. The job is central midface projection: support the alar base, shallow the upper [[nasolabial fold]], and take a recessed nasal-base out of a convex profile. Looksmaxxing wants it when the midface is “flat next to the nose” after a strong chin or cheeks have already been built.<br />
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Stock implants are small crescent pairs (silicone, polyethylene, ePTFE). Custom pieces can blend into anterior maxilla, [[infraorbital implant|infraorbital rim]], or a full midface envelope.<ref name="eppley" /><ref name="zones">{{cite web |url=https://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com/custom-implant-for-midface-advancement-augmentation-the-three-zone-concept/ |title=Custom Implant for Midface Advancement/Augmentation – The Three Zone Concept |website=Explore Plastic Surgery |author=Barry Eppley |date=10 August 2026 |access-date=12 October 2026}}</ref> Placement is usually intraoral. Alar-base widening and a palpable edge over the canine fossa are the ordinary complaints. This is craniofacial / facial-plastic territory. See a licensed surgeon; this wiki is not a consult.<br />
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[[Barry Eppley]] writes the paranasal region as zone 3 of a three-zone midface implant (infraorbital, submalar, paranasal/piriform).<ref name="zones" /> Off-the-shelf thickness is often in the 5–6 mm range; he notes that external projection is less than implant thickness once soft tissue settles.<br />
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== Method ==<br />
Described procedure, not a protocol:<br />
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* '''Indication''' — piriform retrusion, deep upper nasolabial fold from missing skeletal support, or a midface that looks dented after cheek/chin implants.<br />
* '''Not the same as''' [[infraorbital implant]] (rim / hunter-eye talk) or [[buccal fat removal]] (hollowing).<br />
* '''Bone surgery''' — [[bimaxillary osteotomy]] moves the whole maxilla. An implant is camouflage on the surface.<br />
* '''Filler''' — HA at the nasal base is temporary camouflage; vascular anatomy there is not a forum drill. See [[vascular occlusion]].<br />
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== Pitfall ==<br />
A bump over the canine fossa, alar flare, and a midface that still looks empty because the real deficit was Le Fort, not a 5 mm wafer. See [[surgical pitfalls]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Maxilla]]<br />
* [[Midface]]<br />
* [[Infraorbital implant]]<br />
* [[Nasolabial fold]]<br />
* [[Custom jawline implant]]<br />
* [[Barry Eppley]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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