Should I Go for L Shape Silicone Rhinoplasty?

I prefer to use the patients own cartillage either from their septum or ear.In the long run I feel its safer and gives an excellent esthetic results. Many implant materials and shapes are used throughout the world with much success so discuss your options with your surgeon to be re-assured. The attached video explains how septal cartilage grafts can be used.

Using silicone implants, and especially L-shaped implants, is not a great choice for Asian rhinoplasty because of the high rate of complications associated with them.  For the safest, longest lasting result, I recommend using grafts constructed from your own tissue.  

We do not recommend L-shaped silicone implants due to the complications that we have seen over the last 25 years from them.  We do use a Flowers nasal dorsal silastic implant to the nasal bridge to simply raise the height of the bridge or will use the patient’s own cartilage as well.  Creating definition in the tip of an Asian nose can be very difficult to do, but there are a few things that can give it moderate change and definition that can be accomplished during the rhinoplasty procedure.