Correction of Saddle Nose Deformity using Autogenous Cartilage Graft.

Cheon, Ji Seon; Kim, Gyu Bo; Yang, Jeong Yeol; Shin, Myung Seok; Lee, Seung Chan

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2007;34(1):81-87.
Published online January 1, 2007.

Correction of Saddle Nose Deformity using Autogenous Cartilage Graft.

Ji Seon Cheon, Gyu Bo Kim, Jeong Yeol Yang, Myung Seok Shin, Seung Chan Lee

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. pschanz@hanmail.net
²Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saint Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
Correction of saddle nose remains problematic both in the technique of reconstruction and in the choice of implant material for nasal augmentation. A large variety of graft materials have been used for the reconstruction of the saddle nose deformity. The purpose of this study is to determinate an algorithm for deciding alternative graft materials used in correction of saddle nose deformity. METHODS: Six patients with saddle nose who were corrected using by auricular cartilage and costal cartilage at Chosun university hospital were analyzed.
RESULTS
After a mean interval of 12 months, all patients were satisfied with the esthetic and functional result.
CONCLUSION
Auricular cartilage is an excellent graft material for esthetic and functional reconstruction of mild to moderate saddle nose deformity.

Keywords: Saddle nose; Auricular cartilage; Costal cartilage