I'm planning and researching for a revision and don't want to use my ear cartilage because I love my ears and don't want them touched or scars or any issues to come from touching them. I'm curious about cadaver as an option. I don't mind using my own rib cartilage but I think I'll need a softer cartilage to widen the tip aside from repositioning them.
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September 24, 2019
Answer: #realselfq: Do cadaver cartilage grafts cost more than using a patient's own cartilage?
Dear Sara, Sorry to hear about your tennis ball incident. Trauma to the nose is best diagnosed with an in office visit to either your surgeon or a surgeon around you that can perform an intra nasal examination to provide you with a proper diagnosis. You will want to ensure you do not have a n...
Actually you can’t.... although cadaver rib cartilage can be obtained, I do not favor it.... this preserved material tends to be brittle and more difficult to work with than your own cartilage and is quite expensive.... i routinely use patients’ own rib cartilage with no significant com...
Supratip swelling (Polly beak) is not completely under a surgeon’s control. Different people heal with more scar tissue than others in the nose as well as in other cases on the skin. Steroid injections suppress scar tissue and can be very beneficial sometimes even requiring monthly inj...
