UBER Plastic Surgery Rhinoplasty, Cartilage Special #1_Donated Rib Cartilage Pros and Cons, and What to Check During Surgery!

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Today on 'UBER Tells You', we are going to talk about donated rib cartilage,

and artificial cartilage!

Because of the negative image these two materials have,

even when you want to raise your nose significantly but lack autologous cartilage,

and are in a situation where you must use donated rib cartilage or artificial cartilage,

many people fall into a dilemma, thinking only about the side effects.

If there is anyone having similar concerns,

please pay attention to today's topic!

First, let's learn about donated rib cartilage!

Donated rib cartilage is literally cartilage harvested from a donated cadaver,

which is then immunologically treated

to remove its antigenicity and commercialized as a product.

Removing antigenicity means that

when another person's tissue enters our body,

it causes a strong rejection response, and this process

is done to eliminate that very rejection response.

Can you see the size of the donated rib cartilage

brought directly by Dr. Seo Seung-jo?

The rib cartilage (costal cartilage) you commonly think of

has a large and long shape,

but the rib cartilage used during surgery is appropriately cut

and pre-manipulated, so its size is small!

Then, what are the reasons people are reluctant to use donated rib cartilage?

First, it belongs to someone else,

second, it melts away,

and third, it warps.

All three are true statements.

However, to let you know that donated rib cartilage also has advantages,

we will do a comparative analysis.

First of all, the advantage is that when there is no autologous cartilage,

it is a good alternative cartilage.

Of course, there is a method of harvesting your own rib cartilage,

but if you do that, the surgery becomes too extensive,

and the burden will increase accordingly, right?

The next advantage is that unless you use very poor-quality cartilage

or very thin cartilage,

it does not melt away.

So, when using donated rib cartilage, it is important to use

large, solid, and good materials.

If good donated rib cartilage was used in the first surgery,

it can also be reused during revision surgery.

Next is that if you use cartilage that has completed a warping test,

the possibility of it warping is low.

If the surgery is performed by well-utilizing the characteristic of cartilage warping,

by placing it in the opposite direction of the warped cartilage,

warping can be sufficiently prevented.

However, donated rib cartilage has the disadvantage of being expensive.

Because the material itself is expensive, not only the material cost

but also the surgery cost will automatically increase.

Also, compared to ear cartilage or septal cartilage,

the nose may feel stiff.

The possibility of inflammation is also a major disadvantage.

Because it is not your own cartilage, if a space is created

and blood pools in that space, the pooled blood will rot,

and as it rots, if someone else's tissue is inside,

inflammatory substances are already attached to it,

so no matter how much you wash it out, the inflammation will not disappear

and can continue to recur.

Therefore, for both donated rib cartilage and artificial cartilage, early management

after surgery is very important.

If today's 'UBER Tells You',

covering donated rib cartilage with Dr. Seo Seung-jo of UBER Plastic Surgery,

was an informative time,

please make sure to watch the next episode on artificial cartilage!

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