Gentile P Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Regenerative Plastic Surgery, Chirurgia Plastica Regenerativa
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Pietro Gentile is a researcher and professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata Italy. He has a Ph.D. in regenerative surgery and is the past Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Catholic University, Tirane, Albania. Since January 14, 2020, he is identified as a Top Italian Scientist (TIS) presenting an H-Index >31. He is the first Italian plastic surgeon to be classified as TIS. On September 17, 2020, he was selected as GEV (Expert Evaluator) by the National Agency for University and Research Evaluation (ANVUR).
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Author(s): Gentile P, Scioli MG, Bielli A, Orlandi A, Cervelli V
Background: The combined use of autologous chondrocytes micro-grafts (CMG) mixed with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is an alternative that opens a new era in this field.
Materials and Methods: At the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy, 15 patients, affected by pinch nose deformity underwent nasal alar reconstruction with chondrocytes micro-grafts gentle poured onto PRP in solid form. A CT scan control was performed after 12 months. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to investigate difference in cartilage density (CD) between native and newly formed cartilage.
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