Thursday, November 1, 2012

Injections of Cartilage for Non-surgical Nose Reshaping



Nose jobs do not necessarily need to involve a scalpel and cuts, especially for minor nose refinements. At the “Plastic Surgery 2012” - American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Onur Erol from Turkey described his technique of using injections of diced cartilage from the septum (cartilage that separates the left and right airways in the nose) to fill small and large pockets and contour irregularities under the nasal skin. The method simulates the carved rib cartilage that is traditionally used for this purpose.

According to Dr. Erol, these injections take only few minutes and the amount of injected cartilage graft is predictable, since it consists purely of cartilage. For purposes of injection he designed specific thin and thick stainless steel cartilage syringes. He fills the syringe with diced cartilage and then injects it into a prepared pocket in the external ridge of the nose, the nasal skin separating the nostrils, or tip of the nose. He reported excellent results in 621 patients who have been followed for 1 to 5 years. According to him, the take of cartilage graft was complete, and the smooth surface that was obtained gave the patients a natural look.
In the past several years, there has also been a trend for using hyaluronic acid-based injectables such as Juvéderm or Restylane for nonsurgical correction of minor nasal deformities. Smaller nasal irregularities and pockets can be build up and masked with these fillers. Unfortunately, results are not permanent but may last 9 months to a year. 

SOURCE: Novel Techniques May Improve Nose Shaping. MedscapeOct 31, 2012.




Dr. Sasa Janjanin is double European Board-certified in ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery. He extensively trained in complete surgical and medical treatment of patients with disorders and diseases of the head and neck. However, his major expertise is in facial plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery; problems related to thyroid and parathyroid glands; skin cancer; kid’s ENT problems; nose, sinus and snoring complaints; and sport and diving-related ENT problems.

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