Reconstructing nose after nasal silicone implant removal?

February 25, 2015
Asked By:sarah001 in Bethesda, MD

Hello Doctors, I currently have an infected nasal 3mm silicone implant. According to my PS, the implant may be replaced with rib cartilage within the same operation only if there appears to be a low-grade infection. Is this possible? In addition, I had ear cartilage added to my tip. Is it mandatory for the cartilage to be removed or can it stay? Lastly, what is the recovery time from an implant removal? I really wish to keep my look the same. Many thanks for your expertise in advance.

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