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Options for Grafts in a Revision Rhinoplasty with Thin Skin?

asked 7 months ago by NNNN in New Haven, CT
Latest answer by Robert Kotler, MD
Question viewed 202 times
Tags: graft, options, thin skin

Hello, I have been told by doctors that I need spreader grafts and a graft on my bridge for a scoop. I have thin skin what are my best options for grafts that wont show under my thin skin?

8 answers to Options for Grafts in a Revision Rhinoplasty with Thin Skin?

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Options for Grafts in a Revision Rhinoplasty with Thin Skin?

I have performed Rhinoplasty and Revision Rhinoplasty for well over 20 years and I don't like or use spreader grafts. IMO, spreader grafts, no matter what else they are meant to do, make the nasal tip and supratip area larger and as such are aesthetically incorrect. I use a straight, silastic dorsal implant to build up the nasal bridge and conchal cartilage ear grafts when the nasal tip requires refinement or additional strength. Both of these should work well,... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

drfrancispalmer.com

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Consider nonsurgical rhinoplasty for thin skin revision.

Dear firefly in Connecticut: Undoubtedly, your situation presents a challenge. Thin skin reveals more than thick skin. Therefore, one of the challenges, with respect to grafting cartilage, bone, or any other material, is that the graft process, and Nature's management of it, over time, must be perfect. Otherwise, some irregularities can be visible. If your skin were thicker, it could obscure some minor imperfections. Since there is some uncertainty exactly... more
Robert Kotler, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Thin Skin and Graft Placemnet in Revision Rhinoplasty

Spreader grafts will not be seen if properly placed in thin skin individuals. The dorsum of your nose may be corrected by placing cartilage grafts. The grafts may be camouflaged by injecting your own body fat as a filler over the top of the cartilage.
Rondi Kathleen Walker, MD

Washington Plastic Surgeon
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Grafts in Revision Rhinoplasty with Thin Skin

Properly placed spreader grafts will not be seen even in patient with thin skin. Depending on the severity of your scooped profile I would augment your profile with temporalis fascia, or fascia and diced cartilage. Another altenative to raise your bridge, which I rarely use is the injection of fillers such as Radiesse.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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In select patients, a scooped nasal bridge may be improved with Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty treatments.

I read your concerns. Spreader grafts are usually not visible, even in thin skinned patients, and are used to correct a front-view bridge-indentation, and to improve your nasal airway. Dorsal onlay grafts to raise the height of your bridge could be visible through thin skin. If these are your main concerns, you may consider researching an Injectable Filler procedure to see if this might be right for you. I prefer to use Silikon-1000, an off-label filler for permanent results. Hope... more
Eric M. Joseph, MD

West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Thin skin and graft

Spreader grafts do not create height and should not be seen. They should only add enough width to compensate for middle vault collapse which is aesthetically unpleasing and often a functional problem as well. If the dorsal graft is not meant to be structural as well as aesthetic then the diced cartilage in fascia technique is excellent to prevent the risk of graft edge show with contracture in thin skin.
Michael L. Schwartz, MD

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.palmbeachface.com

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Grafting of nose with thin skin

Thin skin over the nose may not cover grafts adequately. Sometimes temporalis fascia or even alloderm or strattice may camouflage the graft.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty

The spreader graft from the septum should not be seen if positioned right. Or a new method utilizing the upper lateral cartilage as a spreader graft. As for the dorsum, it depend on how much thickness you need, rib cartilage if you need a lot of dorsum, septal cartillage gives about 2mm, acellular matrix, doubled may give you up to 3-4 mm
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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