Pros and Cons of Grafting in a Nose Job

Placing grafts within thenose is very common during rhinoplasty. In many cases the best cartilage is from the septum.

Cartilage grafts have their place. They are used either for structural support (to hold the tip unit up, to widen the breathing space, to elongate the nose of the tip, to support a nose which collapses on deep breathing) OR they are used for cosmetic region to give the back of the nose a narrower look or the tip of the nose a more refined look. When patients have very thick skin cartilage tip grafts are needed to provide more tip definition.

The benefits of cartilage grafts are easy availability, they take easily and are relatively resistant to infection. The potential problems with them is mobility, warping and thinning of the overlying tissues among others.