Moving Graft After Rhinoplasty

Roughly 20% of first time rhinoplasty patients have  cartilage grafting performed. Indeed this percentage rises to the 90% range with secondary surgery. Graft mobility can be caused by several events including infections. It is more likely to be the result of improper dissection leading to a poor fit of the graft or the use of stacked cartilage. If there is significant scarring and too much is asked of the graft, the graft may become mobile, the graft may extrude or the cartilage may simply dissolve. Regardless,  there is a finite amount of cartilage within the nose available for grafting and this cartilage should be used only when necessary and only by  a surgeon skilled in reconstructive rhinoplasty.

Slight movement of a graft after revision rhinoplasty is rarely a problem, as long as it does not interfer with nasal appearance or function. The graft may ultimately  fix to the surrounding tissue, but usually surgical intervention is necessary. Discuss this with your surgeonn.