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Figure 1. Metal guides are placed altogether before the introduction of implants (plastic tube). Introducing a metal guide with a plastic
tube already in place would put the latter at risk of being severed and therefore being unusable for the following IRT. IRT: Interventional
radiotherapy.
Figure 2. Stabilization of implants is achieved by anchoring them with buttons in an interstitial implant.
close to the nasal spine, the problem can be overcome with plastic tube placement in the superior lip under
the spine, which is useful as well to cover possible spread to the superior lip itself [Figures 4 and 5]. More
