Can I Get An MRI If I Have A Sliding Genkioplasyty Plate and Screws?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I had a sliding genioplasty and a revision done with a bigger plate at your office along with a chin implant. I am currently admitted to a hospital waiting to get clearance for an MRI but they will not proceed unless I provide them with a response from your office about the material of the plates and screws and brochure of the brand of plates and screws since MRI can seriously displace some metals.
A: All metal fixation hardware used in the face and skull today is made of titanium, a. non-ferromagnetic metal. It has been that way since MRIs became clinically used to avoid the risk of any risk of magnetic attraction.
Dr. Barry Eppley
World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
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