The location where donor rib cartilage is used and its role vary by case. While some posts describe filling part of the nasal bridge to refine the profile line, other records show revision rhinoplasty performed with autologous rib cartilage due to changes in previously placed donor rib cartilage. The same material name may refer both to a current choice and to past surgical history.
In cases where existing cartilage was removed and new donor rib cartilage was fixed at a different location, the fixation site and the symptoms reported by the patient provide more critical context than the name of the material itself. Review the photos to see which cartilage was preserved and which was replaced. Records of resorption or pain in individual posts should not be generalized as the outcome for every surgery using donor rib cartilage.
View before-and-after cases ↓Comprehensive rhinoplasty guide
A case where a short, upturned nasal tip and a drooping columella in an unoperated nose were corrected through septal extension. A strut was built using donor rib cartilage and septal cartilage, accompanied by columellar elevation and silicone implant placement.
Performed or used in this surgery
A case where damage from previous surgeries led to collapse of the anterior septum and nostril asymmetry. The septum was reconstructed using autologous rib cartilage, followed by nasal tip rhinoplasty with donor rib cartilage and implant replacement.
Performed or used in this surgery
A case of staged nasal reconstruction for a nose damaged by recurrent implant inflammation. After foreign body removal, a 2-year resting period, and stem cell therapy, the structure was rebuilt using donor rib cartilage and an implant was inserted.
Performed or used in this surgery
A case where post-surgical trauma caused a septal tear, resulting in a crooked nose and nostril asymmetry. Septal reconstruction was performed using autologous rib cartilage, along with realigning the columellar central axis and replacing the implant.
Previous surgeries and procedures
A high, deviated silicone implant was replaced to lower the radix, and septal extension was performed using donor rib cartilage. Partial soft tissue resection, cartilage tie, and rhinitis surgery addressed the bulbous tip and nasal obstruction.
Performed or used in this surgery
To correct septal cartilage loss from 3 prior surgeries, a short nose appearance, and a bulbous tip, the septum was reconstructed using autologous rib cartilage and the radix was lowered.
Previous surgeries and procedures
Following three prior procedures, a deviated nose caused by septal damage and a missing right lower lateral cartilage was restored through autologous rib cartilage structural reconstruction, silicone implant replacement, nasolabial angle correction, and rhinitis surgery.
Previous surgeries and procedures
An upturned and deviated nose, accompanied by hesitation toward autologous rib cartilage due to past pneumothorax, was improved without implants using donor rib cartilage, recycled previous rib cartilage, nasal bone rasping, and nasolabial angle correction.
Performed or used in this surgery
Through a closed approach, a nose that became low, upturned, and showed excessive nostril exposure after silicone implant removal was refined using autologous rib cartilage tip extension, nasal bridge height restoration, and correction of the nasolabial angle to 90 degrees.
Previous surgeries and procedures
Following previous surgeries and double-jaw surgery, an upturned nasal tip and nostril asymmetry were precisely corrected using donor rib cartilage septal reconstruction, lower lateral cartilage restoration, and a composite dermis-fat graft to the soft triangle.
Performed or used in this surgery
In a male patient in his early 20s presenting with a crooked nose, dorsal hump, and nasal obstruction, osteotomy, tip rhinoplasty using donor rib cartilage and septal cartilage, and columellar correction were performed.
Performed or used in this surgery
A deviated septum and an excessively high radix resulting from a previous surgery were precisely corrected using donor rib cartilage septal reconstruction, silicone implant replacement, osteotomy, and inferior turbinate reduction.
Performed or used in this surgery
For a patient who wanted primary rhinoplasty without artificial implants, lateral osteotomy was performed to straighten the deviated nasal bones, and donor rib cartilage and septal cartilage were used to reinforce the bridge and reshape the nasal tip.
Performed or used in this surgery
In a patient presenting with columellar retraction and a pinched right alar rim following rhinoplasty with silicone and donor rib cartilage, the existing materials were removed and reconstruction of the septum and alar cartilage was performed using autologous rib cartilage.
Previous surgeries and procedures · Removed in this surgery
To improve an inherently low and wide nose along with rhinitis symptoms, primary rhinoplasty was performed using donor rib cartilage for tip support, a customized silicone implant for the bridge, and septoplasty.
Performed or used in this surgery
Foreign material was removed from the nasal bridge, and lateral osteotomy, a custom-carved silicone implant, and donor rib cartilage were used to eliminate the dorsal step-off, creating a slim, straight bridge line.
Performed or used in this surgery
Following four prior rhinoplasties, septal and lower lateral cartilage defects and nasal bone erosion were addressed by treating a chronic foreign body reaction, performing total reconstruction with autologous rib cartilage, and placing a nostril skin graft.
Previous surgeries and procedures
A severely deviated and damaged septum following previous surgery with a silicone implant and donor rib cartilage was reinforced and reconstructed using autologous rib cartilage, completing the nasal line through septal extension and nasolabial angle correction.
Previous surgeries and procedures
Please try searching with different keywords.
Scroll to keep reading
You can first look at the surgical section describing the materials used in the current procedure. This collection includes both surgeries where donor rib cartilage was partially filled into the nasal bridge, and posts where revision rhinoplasty was performed with autologous rib cartilage after resorption or deformation of previous donor rib cartilage was noted. Even if both materials appear in the title, distinguishing the timeframe of each material helps avoid confusion.
The featured records also include cases where existing donor rib cartilage was removed and new donor rib cartilage was fixed in a different area. That post explains both the location where pain was reported and the fixation site of the previous cartilage. The material selected after removal and the method of fixation should be confirmed in each surgical record, and a single case cannot be considered a universal principle for replacement.
Read more records