What is the Process of Using Cartilage to Lengthen the Nose?

Which is the best way to add length to my nose? When ear cartilage is being used where exactly does the cartilage come from? Will my ear be weird looking? What exactly is the procedure to add length to a nose?

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What is the Process of Using Cartilage to Lengthen the Nose?

IMHO, conchal cartilage, from the ear, offers the best method of elongating the nasal tip and nose in general. Aesthetically, the nose apperas longer or shorter as the angle, of the nasl tip is decreased or increased. I have always used a posteriorly placed incision, within the crease behind the ear, to remove the conchal cartilage. Taking the cartilage should not change the appearance, of the ear but it will come closer towards the head. For that... more

Using cartilage to lengthen the nose

There are several ways in which a nose can be lengthened. Your specific nasal anatomy will dictate which procedures will be necessary to achieve your goals. When cartilage is used, the donor site is typically the nasal septum or ear, and in more difficult cases, rib cartilage can be utilized. Cartilage is usually taken from the ear within the "bowl" region near the attachment to the head so that the end result will be well hidden.

Corey S. Maas, MD

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San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Adding length to a nose

There are several ways to add length to the nose. The best technique depends on the starting point, which is a patient's anatomy, as well as the overall goal of the surgery. Tip plasty can be used to de-rotate a nose, which adds length. This is only possible in certain types of noses and depends on the profile height you are trying to balance with the tip. Other methods all involve cartilage grafts, whether they are taken from your septum or the ear does not matter. The choice... more

How to lengthen the nose

There are several different ways to lenghten the nose. Most involve adding cartilage to hold the tip in the desired place. I prefer to use septal cartilage because it is usually straight, predictable and easy to get since it's inside your nose.

Nasal length

It really depends upon what you want to achieve. Often times the best cartilage to use for grafting purposes is either from the septum or the rib.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Noses can be made longer as well as the more common technique of making them shorter

Patients with high nasal tips, also called a high "naso-labial" angle can have the tips of their noses brought down by using grafts of their own cartilage. This is more common in revision rhinoplasty but also applies to primary rhinoplasty. The nasal tip is a tripod, all three "legs" need to be lengthened. The central leg is the septum, which is lengthened using a caudal septal extension graft. The sides are helping to push down the nostrils, also using grafts for... more