Will Removing Rhinoplasty Grafts Restore Nose to Original Look?

Hi Arvin,
If no other changes were made to your nose during the procedure, then removing the rib graft should restore your nose to it's previous appearance.  In many instances, the graft causes scar tissue to form around it's pocket so that after the graft is removed there may be a little more volume present than previously.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P 

In general, rib grafts are used only in patients with severe secondary deformities which are cartilage depleted without a septum or ear. Many of these noses, long-term, can a have a more separated appearance unless one softens the dorsum by adding fillers to the side of the graft or dorsum, or long-term one can reshape the dorsum and tip and add a temporizing fascia graft such as Alloderm to help reshape the nose so it does not look so sculpted and operated on.

When a rhinoplasty has been performed, there are alterations in the bony cartilaginous architecture. If the resulting contours are undesirable, a revision rhinoplasty can be performed to potentially improve the contours and make them more desirable. Unfortunately, the chances are, at best, minimal at restoring the nose to the original preoperative appearance.