What Material are Used for Rhinoplasty ?

There are two types usually used for Nasal Augmentation : Nasal Augmentation With Bone and Cartilage Grafts Synthetic Nasal Implant optionts.

What you prefer to choice?

Nasal Augmentation With Bone and Cartilage Grafts

A rhinoplasty surgeon can build up your nose using pieces of bone and cartilage. Bone can be taken from your ribs, hip, or leg and will be carved into the right shape. Cartilage to be used in nasal augmentation can be taken from the septum of your nose (if you have a good supply  of it there), from your ear, or from a rib. You will have a second surgical site on your body, but this type of nasal implant works relatively well.

However, this means that you will have an incision, pain, and the possibility of complications such as infection at whatever site from which the surgeon harvested the bone.

Synthetic Nasal Implant

Solid Silicone has been used as a material for facial plastic surgery for decades. The silicone facial implants are solid, yet flexible, and come in several sizes and shapes and can even be custom made from a solid block of silicone.

Implants for the nose use all of the traditional materials such as silicone rubber, Gore-tex, and Medpor. By far, most nasal implants placed around the world are silicone rubber due to low cost, different styles, and easy insertion into the nose.

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