R W Dabb1, J W Gaffield, L A Camp. 1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and clinical associate professor of surgery, Penn State University College of Medicine, College Station, PA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cartilage grafts are frequently too small to serve as dorsal grafts so that several segments must be secured together to achieve adequate dimensions. The suturing of graft segments is time-consuming and difficult. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the use of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate for the prefabrication and fixation of nasal cartilage grafts. METHODS: 2-octyl cyanoacrylate was used to prefabricate cartilage grafts and secure nasal tip grafts in 9 patients who underwent open rhinoplasty. RESULTS: Cartilage grafts appeared to maintain their volume and position. There was no evidence that 2-octyl cyanoacrylate led to inflammation, erythema, or fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS: 2-octyl cyanoacrylate is an effective method for prefabricating and securing nasal cartilage grafts. There were no negative sequelae associated with its use in this series of patients. (Aesthetic Surg J 2001;21:328-333.).
BACKGROUND:Cartilage grafts are frequently too small to serve as dorsal grafts so that several segments must be secured together to achieve adequate dimensions. The suturing of graft segments is time-consuming and difficult. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the use of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate for the prefabrication and fixation of nasal cartilage grafts. METHODS:2-octyl cyanoacrylate was used to prefabricate cartilage grafts and secure nasal tip grafts in 9 patients who underwent open rhinoplasty. RESULTS:Cartilage grafts appeared to maintain their volume and position. There was no evidence that 2-octyl cyanoacrylate led to inflammation, erythema, or fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS:2-octyl cyanoacrylate is an effective method for prefabricating and securing nasal cartilage grafts. There were no negative sequelae associated with its use in this series of patients. (Aesthetic Surg J 2001;21:328-333.).
Authors: Selda Sarıkaya; Sultan Bişkin; Murat Damar; Mehmet Birol Uğur; Erdal Sakallı; Sibel Bektaş Journal: Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2016-06-01