Revision Rhinoplasty and Rib Cartilage | Is It Safe in Nose Surgery? | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali S. Resuli

In revision rhinoplasty surgeries, will the cartilage taken from the rib cause any respiratory or health issues?
When performed by skilled hands, the cartilage taken from the rib does not cause any health or respiratory problems. In our surgeries, we typically use the 8th, 7th, or 6th rib cartilage, particularly from under the right breast. In female patients, there may be aesthetic concerns, so we take the cartilage through a small 2 cm incision under the breast fold. We then close the incision aesthetically, and this surgical scar is never noticeable.