In the early cosmetic surgery, people used paraffin, tortoise shell, fish bones and animal bones for rhinoplasty. Practice has proved that these materials will produce various adverse reactions after being implanted into human body, so they have been abolished.

After World War II, with the development of chemical industry, people gradually paid attention to synthetic materials. At first, some people used synthetic resin material for rhinoplasty, but this material was quickly eliminated because of its brittle and hard texture, easy fracture and light transmission.

Later, people noticed silica gel products with flexible characteristics.

At present, silicone rubber prosthesis is widely used in the world. This material is harmless to human body, easy to process and shape, soft and firm in texture, and will not deteriorate for a long time. It is the most ideal filling material for nasal prosthesis implantation at present