Ear cartilage is soft, but the amount is small, so it can't be used for total nose plastic surgery. Generally, ear cartilage is used to shape the tip of nose, combined with prosthesis to shape the back of nose for comprehensive rhinoplasty.
Nasal septal cartilage, like auricular cartilage, can not be used for total nose plastic surgery, but is generally used for nose head and nose columella plastic surgery.
Costal cartilage is sufficient and supportive, which can be used for total nose plastic surgery.
The advantages of autologous cartilage rhinoplasty mainly include the following points:
Autologous cartilage material comes from itself, and there will be no rejection, and its compatibility with itself will be better;
Autologous cartilage can survive without blood vessels and blood supply;
Autologous cartilage is easy to carve and has a good effect in rhinoplasty.
Autologous cartilage augmentation rhinoplasty, the postoperative effect is more natural, the feel is more real, and the touch is the same as that of a real nose.