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There are four ways to solve the problem of replacing areas of affected tissue in reconstructive operations — autoplasty, alloplasty, xenoplasty and the use of synthetic materials.

Without a doubt using autogenous tissues is the safest method for the patient, and in many areas it is considered the "gold standard". This pathway virtually eliminates the immune response and provides a transplant with excellent biologically-compatible properties. However, additional trauma to the patient, an increase in the duration of the operation and its rehabilitation, and in some cases the lack of replacement tissues force the surgeon to resort to the use of "foreign" materials.

The use of cadaveric tissue is a common and effective method of plastic surgery. Allogeneic products have a biological nature, structure and in most cases the properties of the replaced sites. But alloplasty is not without disadvantages for both the patient and the surgeon, the main of which are the risk of transmitting viral diseases, a high rejection rate compared to auto-rejection and ethical considerations. For a manufacturer that aims to organize large-scale production of products, working with allotments is also associated with great difficulties: documents related to the quality of biomaterials, legislation and ethics, limited quantities of raw materials and risks of viral contamination. The production of implantable products based on allogeneic tissues is usually a laboratory scale, not a full production scale, linked to the morgues of health care institutions or research institutes.

For many decades engineers have paid special attention to the development and creation of implantable products based on synthetic materials. Raw materials in this case are the cheapest and most accessible. There are many impressive examples of the development and production of effective synthetic products with unique properties. However it should be noted that for certain surgical interventions that do not impose high requirements on products, the potential of these materials is sufficient to perform its function. However, synthetic material with all its positive characteristics will never repeat the natural structure and composition of biological tissue; it is not involved in metabolism in accordance with natural processes, and despite the fact that it may have excellent biologically-compatible and inert properties, it can not be biologically active.

Products based on xenogenic fabrics and their application do not have the disadvantages described above. They are based on a biological material that has a natural structure, it is available in large quantities and after processing has excellent biologically-compatible properties with programmable behavior parameters. Today, the technology of biochemical purification of animal raw materials allows eliminating the risks associated with the transmission of viral and infectious diseases.

That is why we work with biological tissues of xenogenic origin.