How often is Ear Cartilage used Smooth out a broken nose?

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Latest answer by Giancarlo Zuliani, MD
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What is the success rate for using ear cartilage versus other materials?

9 answers to How often is Ear Cartilage used Smooth out a broken nose?

Ear cartilage is great for camouflage purposes

For relatively minor imperfections of the nose either after an accident or during/after a rhinoplasty procedure ear cartilage is a great method to camouflage small irregularities. The patient's own tissue is always preferable and septal cartilage is a great option as well. This material, however, almost always has to be crushed as it is a histologically different type of cartilage from the softer and more pliable ear cartilage. If you have had nasal surgery before and there is a... more

Giancarlo Zuliani, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon

Broken nose

I believe that autogenous material is best for grafts/ However septal cartilage is the first choice and ear second. Ear cartilage requires a harvesting procedure and does not have the overall integrity that septal cartilage has

David A. Bray, Sr., MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Cartilage grafting in rhinoplasty

Ear cartilage is a great choice for enhancing the convex contour portions of the nose for functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty. It is more commonly used for revision cases. It has a low rate of infection and resorbtion, making it superior to other materials except for septal cartilage, which is usually stronger. Every case is different and there may be more than one good way to address the same broken nose.

Edmund Fisher, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Cartilage Onlay Grafting For Nasal Dorsal Irregularities

When it comes to the need for grafting in rhinoplasty, cartilage is the superior choice. Depending on what the amount and shape of the cartilage that is needed, the donor choices are septum, ear and rib. For a broken nose, you likely are referring to irregularities of asymmetries of the nasal dorsum where the nasal bones reside. Crushed ear cartilage can be used to camouflage these dorsal irregularities and would be a reasonable option for some patient's nose deformities that have... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Cartilage for nose surgery

There are many choices for implant material in nasal sugery. the best choice is no implant.. your own body parts, rib , cartilage are great options for the right problem.. injectable solutions are also becoming more common

Jed H. Horowitz, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Ear cartilage for broken nose deformity

It's used all the time (my preferred material) and it works very well. I'm assuming your fracture is a older? At least over a few months? In an acute setting (less than 2 weeks or so) it's not often used. In any case, here's the scoop on nasal implant/graft material for some bony nasal deformities. 1. Ear cartilage: works very well, it's reliable, there's essentially no donor site morbitiy as long as the donor site (ear) is... more

Chase Lay, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear cartilage for a broken nose

In all the nasal fractures I have treated over 25 years I have never used ear cartilage to treat a broken nose. If this is an acute fracture, within the last week, I would make sure the fractures are reduced and then treat if needed. I reserve ear cartilage for reconstructive rhinoplasty and treating deformities from previous surgeries. So it depends on what you are treating, but I do use ear cartilage when needed.

Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Ear Cartilage

While it depends what needs to be done to your nose, cartilage or tissue from within your own body is my first choice when needed for a rhinoplasty.

Kimberly Lee, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear Cartilage in Treatment of a Broken Nose

Ear cartilage is an excellent, reliable source of material for rhinoplasty surgery, including the treatment of a broken nose. The patient's own tissue is always my first choice to augment or stabilize the nose.