Does Dr. Lam just perform cartilage grafts to the entire nose?
Generally, no. He does not like native cartilage for the bridge of the nose for several reasons. First, the Asian nose lacks sufficient cartilage to build the bridge of the nose smoothly. Using ear cartilage for the nose bridge may lead to a bumpy and unsmooth result. Dr. Lam has had to perform extensive revision procedures in many patients who have had these kinds of grafts. Dr. Lam specifically reserves cartilage grafts for the nasal tip. Interestingly, even the way that he grafts the nasal tip with cartilage is very different for the Asian versus the Caucasian.
