The importance of the nose to a person’s facial appearance cannot be overstated. Rhinoplasty is one of the most common procedures in plastic surgery, and the majority of candidates are receptive to this procedure. Now let’s have a look at rhinoplasty with prosthesis. As early as more than 100 years ago, in order to correct the saddle nose deformity, some doctors used allogeneic cartilage to correct, but the expected rejection reaction led to the failure of the operation. Later, after more than half a century of exploration, the now widely used artificial prosthesis for rhinoplasty was praised in 1955. So many candidates worry about whether it is safe to put artificial materials on top of the nose, in fact, there is no need at all, because after more than half a century of testing, the existing regular prosthesis rhinoplasty materials are very good biocompatibility, that is to say, rarely because of the material itself to have an adverse reaction. We all know that the most common materials for rhinoplasty are silicone and expanded body. Silicone gel appeared much earlier than the use of expanded body. So here are the advantages and disadvantages of the two. Silicone material has been used as a filler material in the human body for decades, and its safety and effectiveness have been widely verified. Then for nasal prosthesis, there are now some problems or disadvantages are as follows. 1, the phenomenon of translucency may occur under the sunlight (this is what many candidates know the most). 2, may be due to the prosthesis slipping and for the tip of the nose oversupport caused by the tip of the nose red (this is not the only silicone prosthesis will happen, but because the incidence is very low, so rarely because of this complaint). 3. The prosthesis is not fixed firmly enough in the cavity, and the prosthesis slips or is crooked. Expanded material has been used relatively late in rhinoplasty, but as a more demanding material such as heart stents, there is no doubt about the safety of expanders. Then its advantage is because of its loose porous structure, which can to some extent solve the problem of prosthesis slipping and light transmission (I do not know whether the inventor of the expanded nasal prosthesis was to solve these problems before choosing it), but because of the hard material of the expanded body, trimming is not as easy as silicone molding, and the incidence of surgical infections is higher than that of the silicone gel (although I have not read the relevant literature, but my personal experience is that the incidence of infection is higher than that of silicone). literature, but personal experience is the same), but there is no need to worry about it, because the regular hospitals have very strict requirements for surgical conditions, and the doctors’ concept of asepsis is very good, so the issue of infection rate is not the core of the problem. As for which material is better, there is no definite conclusion. However, the price of silicone prosthesis is usually lower than the price of expanded body, which does not prove that expanded body is better than silicone. The loose, porous structure of expanders allows tissue to grow into these pores, which can cause more tissue damage if you are not satisfied with the height of your nose and want to replace the prosthesis. Silicone gel prosthesis into the body will form a layer of membrane, when the removal or replacement of nasal prosthesis will be less damage, more simple. 1.Which material is better There is no conclusion, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. After knowing the above information, please make your own choice by combining with the doctor’s advice after the interview. 2.Which material supports longer time There is no difference, in principle, after the nasal prosthesis is put in, if you don’t want to replace the prosthesis because of the unsatisfactory shape after many years, the prosthesis can be kept permanently. 3, why should I use my ear cartilage or septal cartilage or rib cartilage Because most people’s nose is not only the height of the nose, the tip of the nose is poorly shaped part of the core factors that lead to the nose does not look good, which is why in recent years many plastic surgeons advocate nasal comprehensive surgery. In order to support the tip of the nose, the surgeon will need to use autologous cartilage to shape the tip of the nose, sometimes using ear cartilage, sometimes using the septum, and sometimes suggesting the use of rib cartilage (and sometimes suggesting the use of cartilage from more than one area). However, you can rest assured that the doctor will not recommend cartilage for the sake of charging you more money, because the doctor will not recommend cartilage when it is not necessary. In order to make their own nose more good-looking and rumor will recommend you to use cartilage (of course, some of what department hospitals I can not guarantee). 4, after rhinoplasty is not can’t touch the nose, is not crooked The prosthesis in two weeks or so will be very solid, after a month of normal life and touch no problem at all, but vigorously impact (here refers to the kind of punch down can be no surgery to fracture the nose of the strength) may cause the prosthesis of the skewed. But a normal nose can be fractured with this kind of force. Therefore, it is not necessary to protect your nose with a prosthesis in it, and there is no need to worry about it at all.