Prosthetic rhinoplasty is a kind of rhinoplasty, that is, rhinoplasty surgery. Rhinoplasty is a surgical method to raise the nose bridge with low concavity by using special materials. It is also the most common and mature operation in plastic surgery.

The incision of prosthetic rhinoplasty is usually in the columella or nostril. After material implantation, suture the incision. The operation process is only ten minutes, which is safe and painless, with no scar after operation and natural and realistic appearance.

Whether it is congenital or caused by disease or trauma, people have been looking for suitable materials to cushion it.

There are two main methods of rhinoplasty, transplantation and implantation.

Transplantation: tissue transplantation, which mainly fills the nose with bone and cartilage tissue.

Autologous tissue

Autologous bone tissue rhinoplasty is one of the earliest materials used for rhinoplasty. Its main advantages are easy survival after transplantation and no rejection. Autologous bone tissue used for rhinoplasty is mostly taken from ilium, skull, ribs and fibula. Autologous bone has some problems, such as poor elasticity of bone tissue and difficult to shape. So the postoperative appearance is not very natural. Moreover, it is inconvenient to obtain autologous bone and the bone source is limited. Cutting will also cause secondary pain and even complications. In the long run, bone absorption will occur, which will lead to changes in appearance, which is difficult for patients to accept. It has been used less. However, for the correction of complex nasal deformity or severe saddle nose, autologous bone transplantation may still be needed.

Autologous cartilage tissue

Autologous cartilage tissue is the most commonly used tissue in rhinoplasty. Its main characteristics are: no blood vessels, survival by tissue fluid, no stimulation to tissue after implantation, long-term maintenance of original volume and cell morphology, easy carving into the required size and shape, and natural and realistic postoperative appearance. Like autologous bone tissue, autologous cartilage tissue transplantation may also be absorbed and deformed.