Why is silicone not used in Rhinoplasty?

April 5, 2017
Asked By:newy2017 in Los Angeles, CA

dear docs your advise is needed: why is silicone not used (much) in rhinoplasty these days instead of all that cartilage harvest? wouldn´t it cause much less problems to the patient since there will be: + no wounds + no healing + no deformity + no pain involved at the donor site? i know that silicone wont last forever but so do cartilage grafts not last forever. thanks for your advise

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