Which Material Makes the Best Implant for Nose Job?

I have decided to go to seoul for my nose job, as i will have the option of using Silicone, Gore-text or Sili-text as the nasal dorsal implant in the nasal bridge and the autologous tissues as the tip of my nose. I am still confused if i should go for the flexibility of the gore-text which may cause an inflammation or the silicone that is not so flexible but safe for period up to 20years? There is not much i could find on sili-text, could someone give me some advice?

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Best Implant Material for Nose Job (Rhinoplasty)

I cannot be definitive without a formal physical examination, but as a general rule, it is ideal to use your own body's tissue. It is most readily accepted by your own immune system, and least likely to cause problems with rejection, extrusion, infection or migration. I usually prefer to use cartilage from the nose (septum), ear, or rib in that order, depending on the goal- larger augmentation requires more tissue, and there are limited quantities at each area. After that,... more

Nasal implants ?the best?

The best material to use for a nasal implant is your own cartilage either obtained from your nose, ear, or rib.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Autogenous always better but silicone maybe OK in some cases

It is really hard to make any suggestions without seeing you for the evaluation consultation. To determine what is the best option for you I really need to take a look both at the outside and inside your nose. The important question is it your first rhinoplasty? There is no question the reconstruction of your nose with your own harvested cartilage from ear or rib cage would be great. From time to time depends on patients’ needs we have to work with silicone implant to be able... more

Rhinoplasty Impants

This question depends on your exact surgical need which would be diagnosed via consultation. I am not sure why you are traveling to Seoul for this procedure when all of these materials are readily available in the US. To answer some of your questions I will state that I find that silicone implants work very well for certain ethnic noses while I may prefer autologous tissues for different necessities. With that said, Gore-text would not ever be my material of choice for the reasons... more

Michael Elam, MD

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Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

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The Best Implant

It depends on many factors, but autologous (from self) implants are usually best for reconstructing "like with like."

Asian rhinoplasty implants

I have to agree with the panel and recommend that you consider using your own cartilage for rhinoplasty. While surgery overseas can be a tempting option, I believe you are always better off having surgery performed by a well-qualified surgeon in your own country. Rhinoplasty surgery is complex, and you want to find someone that you can follow up with and make sure that the healing process is going well over a long period of time. Rather than using a foreign material such as... more

Which Material Makes the Best Implant for Nose Job?

It is interesting that you mention traveling to Seoul so that you can have a synthetic implant placed. Most are available here in the US. The ideal implant is composed of your own cartilage as the risk of inection, extrusion and migration are much lower. It is rare that someone does not have enough cartilage for an augmentation rhinoplasty. It is rare than that someone truly needs a synthetic implant. I hope this information is helpful. Stephen Weber, M.D. Lone Tree Facial Plastic... more

Material For Nasal Implants

Hello, Naturally, the autologous cartilage graft (nose, ear, rib) is often used as it has the lowest risk of infection/rejection; it is simply using the patient's own cartilage harvesting it from one part of the body to implant it in another recipient area. As for the synthetic grafts, they present delayed rejections in some cases (even years after the procedure). That being said, please remember that commendable results require an exceptionally skilled surgeon to perform the... more

I do not like artificial implants

The best material to implant in your nose is your own tissue. I have used Gore Tex when I had to but not for the last 15 years. I much prefer your own cartilage, nasal, ear or rib. Less risk of infection down the line.