Rhinoplasty Refinements: Revision Rhinoplasty Using Fresh Frozen Costal Cartilage Allograft

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jun;145(6):1050e-1053e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006864.

Abstract

A crooked nose is challenging for a surgeon and needs to be treated using a systematic approach. Correction of nasal deformities such as a retracted columella in a revision rhinoplasty may need additional cartilage to correct the framework. Fresh frozen cartilage graft has been used as an extended spreader graft and a columellar strut graft to correct this problem. This option prevents donor-site morbidity associated with harvesting autologous cartilage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Costal Cartilage / transplantation*
  • Cryopreservation
  • Esthetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nose Deformities, Acquired / surgery*
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Reoperation / methods*
  • Rhinoplasty / adverse effects
  • Rhinoplasty / methods*
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods