Table 1.

Overview of advanced biomaterials in plastic surgery

Clinical administration	Biomaterial	Material type	Clinical usage	Clinical degradation	Properties
Injection	HA	Natural biomaterial: bovine derived Synthetic biomaterial: non-animal derived	Esthetic filler	Temporary Pure HA: 3–6 months HA conjugated to another polymer: 6–12 months	Promotes the generation of Type I and Type III Collagen
	CaHA	Synthetic biomaterial	Esthetic filler	Semipermanent 12–18 months	Stimulates collagen generation
	PLLA [10]	Synthetic biomaterial	Esthetic filler	Semipermanent Up to 2 years	Promotes the generation of Type I and Type III Collagen
	Collagen [11]	Natural biomaterial	Esthetic filler	Temporary 9–18 months depending on no. of injections	Replaces collagen environment lost with age
Implant	ADM	Semisynthetic biomaterial	Support Silicone Breast Implants	Permanent	Scaffold for host cells to repopulate and revascularize
	Bioceramics	Synthetic biomaterial	Bone defect reconstruction	Permanent	Promotes osteogenesis and osteoinductivity

HA, hyaluronic acid; PRP, platelet-rich plasma; PLLA, poly-l-lactic acid; CaHA, calcium hydroxyapatite; ADM, acellular dermla matrices.