Does nose cartilage have "memory"?

October 3, 2017
Asked By:edealee in Toronto, ON

Some doctors say cartilage has memory and tends to return to its original position. If I have alar cartilage sutures and scar tissue removed from my nasal tip in a revision rhinoplasty, will my cartilage spread out naturally into its original position? Or are grafts needed?

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