Awakenings Wichita
(316) 993-2722
www.awakeningswichitaks.webs.com
856 South Green Street
Wichita KS 67211

Rehab Locator

Substance abuse treatment services
Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment
Type of Care: Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups: Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients

Implants

There are many kinds of implants. The artificial pacemaker helps to regulate heart rhythms. Lithium-ion batteries may provide long-lived provision of energy to such devices. A bio-implant is a biomaterial surgically implanted to replace damaged tissue. Common areas of application include orthopedic re-constructive prosthesis, cardiac prostheses, the skin and the cornea. A breast implant alters the size and shape of the breasts. There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and silicone-gel-filled implants. Saline implants have a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saline liquid. Silicone gel implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel. Dental implants are a kind of implant that exist both inside and outside the body. An oral surgeon embeds the implant in the bone of the mandible or maxilla and the top of the implant is visible from within the mouth. In orthopedic surgery, implants may refer to devices over or within bones that hold a fracture in place. Prosthesis is a more appropriate term for devices that replace a part or whole of a defunct joint. In this context, implants may be within or outside the body.