• Question: Do the implants grow with the body or will it always be the same size?

    Asked by Rhythm of life23 to Sophie on 9 Mar 2017.
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      Sophie Cox answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      Rhythm of life23,

      That depends on the implant. Some implants, for example metal ones, don’t really interact with our bodies at all. We call these types of implants bioinert. Others we design so that they will react with the body or change over time. These types of implants are called bioactive.

      Implants are not always the same size. We vary them so that they will fit the geometries of the patient.

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