Journal archive · Preservation rhinoplasty · Rib, ear and septal grafts · 1994
The role of preserved autogenous cartilage graft in septorhinoplasty
Guyuron B, Friedman A.
In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on crushed cartilage grafts.
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“Previous reports have established the role of fresh autogenous cartilage grafts harvested at the time of surgery. This report describes the value of autogenous preserved cartilage, removed and stored at the time of initial surgery, for use in secondary surgery. This study also compares fresh and preserved cartilage…”
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Preservation rhinoplasty
Preservation rhinoplasty lowers the hump by taking cartilage and bone out from underneath and letting the roof of the nose settle, instead of cutting the roof off and rebuilding it.
Rib, ear and septal grafts
Modern rhinoplasty builds rather than removes, so the operation runs on cartilage: the septum first, then the ear, then the rib, and when none of those will do, a piece of donated rib from a tissue bank.
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- APS The fate of fresh and preserved, noncrushed and crushed autogenous cartilage in the rabbit modelRudderman RH, Guyuron B, Mendelsohn G1994PMID 8192383Abstract