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Nose Surgery Reviews

Using Costal Cartilage for a First Surgery

I had nose consultations at two places in Seoul, and both said I’d need to use costal cartilage and silicone (because my nose is small, there isn’t enough that can be taken from the septum). In Busan, I’d never heard costal cartilage mentioned even once. Of course, there were places that said my septum was small so we should use ear cartilage and silicone, but usually it was septal cartilage, ear cartilage, and silicone. After going to Seoul, I’m even more confused now. Sigh, I wonder if it’s because costal cartilage is a trendy material these days... Has anyone used costal cartilage for their first surgery? Of course I don’t want to have revision surgery, so my mindset is that if I need to use costal cartilage, I’ll use it. If it’s donated costal cartilage, they can open it up and, if there’s enough septal cartilage, not use it. But with autologous costal cartilage, they have to do the exam and harvest it beforehand, so even if there turns out to be enough septal cartilage, they still have to proceed with autologous costal cartilage. In this kind of situation, which side would be better to listen to? Help me..

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