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What Is The Difference In Using Bone vs. Cartilage In Rhinoplasty?
hi what is the difference between bone and cartilage in rhinoplasty and what is used for where. and what is the best option to use when the patient seems to absorb any graft put in their body (septal and ear). assuming that rib is the last resort. rib bone or rib cartilage? more for ethnic rhinoplasty in for tip augmentation and projection.
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perthboy
in melbourne
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Best Graft in Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Gid Day Perth,
Rib cartilage is the best graft for augmentation rhinoplasty in an ethnic patient who has had all of their septal and ear cartilage used. Diced cartilage in a wrapped temporalis fascia graft also works well depending on what needs to be done. Good luck and be well...good on ya.
Dr. P
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Bone vs cartilage use in rhinoplasty
Bone grafts are rarely used in rhinoplasty. They are only used to augment the bony dorsum, which is the top portion of the nose. Cartilage grafts are used throughout the nose including underneath the bridge and sidewalls. Spreader-grafts and tip cartilage grafts to further bolster and thicken and give structural integrity to the nose. It is also used for tip augmentation in either Caucasian or ethnic rhinoplasty.
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Bone and cartilage use in Rhinoplasty
I have performed Rhinoplasty for well over 20 years and here's my take on using cartilage and bone in Rhinoplasty IMHO.
Septal cartilage and silastic straight dorsal implants work best on the nasal bridge
Conchal ear cartilage works best in the nasal tip
Bone, irradiated cartilage, rib cartilage, rib bone and folded ear cartilage all, IMO, absorb and do so unevenly over the years which makes them a poor second option.
Hope this helps.
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Bone vs. Cartilage
Warping is the biggest concern with regards to Bone vs. Cartilage. Depending on the type of defect or deficit, will determine where your grafts need to come from.
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Bone or cartilage
Most surgeons have gotten away from bone grafts in the nose due to it's rigidity, difficulty in shaping and securing and morbidity to harvest (hip, parietal skull). It would definitely not be recommended for tip shaping.
It's most unusual to lose your own septal cartilage in the absence of post op infection. If you ears are used already then you definitely should consider rib if you are determined to have further surgery. One other option is irradiated donor rib cartlage. This...
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What Is The Difference In Using Bone vs. Cartilage In Rhinoplasty?
Bone is usually used for patients with saddle nose deformity which is collapsed nose secondary to large septal perforation. I have used calvarial bone with long term stability. For ethic noses such as Asian, silastic implant have been used with relatively low complications. If placed in the right pocket, it is the best implant. Cartilage tend to warp with time.
Huntington Beach Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bone vs cartilage
In general I prefer nasal cartilage. However, if the defect is too large as in a severe saddle nose deformity, bone is needed. Bone is hard and difficult to shape. I also seen it move on touch.
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Grafting in Rhinoplasty
Bone should only be used over bone in the upper third of the nose or on the bony sidewalls for reconstruction. When used, it must be rigidly fixated or it will resorb over time. If cantilevered off of the bone and down over the cartilaginous portion of the nose, it is too rigid and feels unnatural and is at risk for fracture if bumped. Once fractured it will resorb. Cartilage is the ideal choice, but it can resorb, particularly in smokers. If you smoke, you are...
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Bone or cartilage in rhinoplasty
For both nasal reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, cartilage is generally the ideal choice due to its properties. Bone does have some limited application, such as a cantilever graft. Certainly bone would be preferable to a silicone implant.
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Ethnic Rhinoplasty - bone or cartilage.
In 35 years I have never had septal cartilage " absorb ". Bone can be used as my second choice but you have to use rib which is much more costly and painful and may absorb as well.
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