Bone wax template for the correction of enophthalmos with porous polyethylene implants.

PURPOSE: We used a technique that facilitates the custom contouring of porous polyethylene implants.

METHODS

Bone was was molded in the subperiosteal space of the orbit. The wax then served as a model for free-hand sculpting of the rigid implant.

RESULTS

Bone wax templates have been used successfully in seven patients with enophthalmos or superior sulcus depression.

CONCLUSIONS

This technique has increased the precision of custom contouring subperiosteal alloplastic implants.