Do spreader grafts make the nose wider?

 Spreader grafts or placed in the midportion of the nose on either one or both slides,depending upon the presenting issues. When the nose is concave on one side, a spreader graft is placed to straighten it. When patient's have an hourglass deformity in the upper lateral cartilages are concave on both sides,  spreader grafts are placed underneath both upper lateral cartilages. Depending upon the thickness of the grafts, they can make the nose more full, or wider. For more information, diagrams and many examples of spreader graft placement, please see the link and the video below

Hi Rosalie,Spreader grafts may or may not widen the mid third of the nose depending on the width of the spreader graft and the goal of the surgeon.  Make sure to choose your rhinoplasty surgeon most carefully.  Good luck and be well.Dr. P

Spreader grafts are placed after an aggressive dorsal hump resection to prevent middle third nasal vault collapse either in the short run or long run.  They are placed in a vertical fashion running along side the mid component of your nose.   In general, we can make those grafts as wide or as thin as we want.  If there is worry that we won't be able to maintain the airway with a thin graft then we'll use something slightly thicker but this will not necessarily widen the nose.