Next Breathe-Implant Workshop: Fr. 11.11.2011 Live Surgeries: Open and Closed Rhinoplasty Techniques Lectures: In English Hirslandenklinik Birshof Münchenstein/Basel Switzerland Course director: Prof. Daniel F. àWengen Invited Guest Speaker: Prof. Marc Bloching, Berlin Applications: anmeldung@swissear.ch or Fax +41-61-422 0430
by	Prof. Dr. Daniel F. à Wengen
	Hauptstrasse 11, 4102 Binningen, Switzerland  Phone 0041-61-423 7000    Fax 0041-61-422 04 30  See also: www.swissear.ch

The New Titanium Implant "Breathe-Implant" was designed to provide patients with a permanent and stable nose by holding open the nasal valve area.

The thickness of only 0.5 mm helps to camouflage the implant in the soft tissue of the nose.

Breathe-Implant is the permanent solution replacing the Sticker Tapes like Breathe-Right attached on the skin of the nose.

Surgery includes Open Rhinoplasty and can be performed in an outpatient setting. 
When surgery also includes septoplasty and trubinectomy general anesthesia is the rule. Breathe-Implant Surgery can also be performed under Local Anesthesia.

Breathe-Implant is positioned between two layers of cartilage: this provides a safe and stable position.

The shape of the nose is not altered.

Functional results are excellent. Patients report a significant improvement of their breathing ability. This is also proven by better results in rhinomanometry.

Main indications:
- high and narrow nose
- nasal collapse
- nasal obstruction
- need for better breathing in Sports
- old age: decreased stiffness of soft tissue of the nose
- after rhinoplasty: unstable soft tissue
- against snoring  

 See Breathe-Implant Surgery on Youtube: Video

After the first implantation in October 2003 there was no infection, exposure, nor extrusion of Breathe-Implant.
Breathe-Implant is now used in several countries in Europe.

CE Mark in 2003
FDA application: approval pending

Production: 
Heinz Kurz GmbH, Dusslingen, Germany
www.kurzmed.de

Distribution:
Provider in Europe: Atos Medical
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Provider in Switzerland: Novimed
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Workshop:
Surgical Workshops for Breathe-Implant
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