Hi I am looking to have a revision rhinoplasty soon. I am looking for minor augmentation of the bridge and maybe slight projection - like 1-2 mm. Is it possible to use crushed cartilage along the bridge and put a little over my tip to provide this sublte augmentation?
November 28, 2014
Answer: Augmentation with crushed cartilage Crushed cartilage is certainly a reasonable material to use to augment the nasal dorsum. It frequently is wrapped in a material such as fascia or acellular dermal matrix to camouflage any irregularities in the cartilage and at the same time augment the region that it is being placed. It can also be placed in the nasal tip to add projection, though this may be more unpredictable as to how much can be achieved long term. Seeing that you have already had a rhinoplasty, you may lack any usable septal cartilage. Alternative sites to obtain cartilage are conchal ear cartilage or in more advanced revision cases, costal rib cartilage. If you are looking for only a small amount of augmentation, ear conchal cartilage should be sufficient. I would recommend visiting a revision rhinoplasty surgeon to perform a thorough assessment.
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November 28, 2014
Answer: Augmentation with crushed cartilage Crushed cartilage is certainly a reasonable material to use to augment the nasal dorsum. It frequently is wrapped in a material such as fascia or acellular dermal matrix to camouflage any irregularities in the cartilage and at the same time augment the region that it is being placed. It can also be placed in the nasal tip to add projection, though this may be more unpredictable as to how much can be achieved long term. Seeing that you have already had a rhinoplasty, you may lack any usable septal cartilage. Alternative sites to obtain cartilage are conchal ear cartilage or in more advanced revision cases, costal rib cartilage. If you are looking for only a small amount of augmentation, ear conchal cartilage should be sufficient. I would recommend visiting a revision rhinoplasty surgeon to perform a thorough assessment.
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November 26, 2014
Answer: What can be accomplished with crushed cartilage? Augmentation of the bridge may be done by a variety of methods, including using crushed cartilage. Your tip projection may also be increased with some of the same material. Please keep in mind that sometimes smaller changes may be harder to achieve with surgery than more major alterations. Best of luck to you.
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November 26, 2014
Answer: What can be accomplished with crushed cartilage? Augmentation of the bridge may be done by a variety of methods, including using crushed cartilage. Your tip projection may also be increased with some of the same material. Please keep in mind that sometimes smaller changes may be harder to achieve with surgery than more major alterations. Best of luck to you.
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