Anatomical characteristics of the conchal cartilage with suggested clinical applications in rhinoplasty surgery.

Background: Numerous cartilage grafts from a number of donor sites have been described, each with a different shape and size. These donor sites include the nasal septum, costal chondral cartilage, and the conchal bowl. Although harvests from the conchal bowl are commonly-employed, the techniques have been minimally-described in the literature, particularly as it applies to rhinoplasty.

Septal cartilage defined: implications for nasal dynamics and rhinoplasty.

Background: Although the septal cartilage is integral to structural nasal stability, it is routinely violated during septorhinoplasty. This occurs during dorsal hump reduction, caudal septal reduction, submucoperichondrial resection of a deviated septum, or harvesting of cartilage graft material. Despite such routine alteration and/or use, the characteristics of septal cartilage have not been adequately defined.