They say donated rib cartilage isn’t necessarily bad or anything, but some clinics only recommend autologous costal cartilage.. I’m torn. The cost difference is big too, and I heard autologous costal cartilage is extremely painful, which is the deciding issue Donated rib cartilage vs autologous costal cartilage, I still can’t decide because of this.. My head hurts
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