[Localized loss of facial tissue. Criteria of use of extra-oral implants and clinical cases].

Osseointegrated maxillofacial epitheses are an interesting therapeutic response for rehabilitation after loss of facial tissue when reconstructive plastic surgery cannot be proposed. We analyzed the criteria used for deciding on this type of treatment for the loss of local areas of auricular tissue, the nasal pyramid and the orbitopalpebral region, presenting individual clinical examples.