Rhinoplasty: true that cadaver cartilage eventually reabsorbs?

Question

dear doctors is it true that cadaver rib cartilage placed on the nasal dorsum in rhinoplasty will eventually resorb because it has no living cells in it? how many years? also is the risk in a revision rhinoplasty less or higher?

Manish H. Shah, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello,
Thanks for the question. Cadaver rib graft does have a higher chance of resorption as a solid graft than native rib does. Cadaver rib cartilage is great for DCF grafting though because you don't really need live tissue for this type of bridge augmentation graft. Work with a rhinoplasty specialist in your area for more information.
Good luck,
Dr. Shah

William Portuese, MD · Answer

There's no reason to use cadaver cartilage when there's plenty of cartilage left on the inside of the patient's nose for potential grafting purposes. The gold standard for grafting is to use nasal cartilage.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for the question and cadaver rib is an excellent choice for dorsal augmentation if your own septal cartilage is not sufficient Dr Corbin

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

The patient's own cartilage will survive better than cadaver tissue. I feel it is well worth the time and effort to harvest and contour a graft from the patient.

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