Rhinoplasty Material Cons In Recent Years

[yoochanghyun]

Hey guys! 

I've read a lot of comments and done my own research over the months regarding the material used in rhino and a lot of the negative opinions here sometimes reference old techniques (like old diced cartilage techniques or hard silicone or even older grades of soft silicone) and it doesn't reflect the upgrade in technology now so I'm really curious to find out everyone's opinions about these three materials in more recent years: rib, soft silicone and diced cartiliage in fascia.

These are the cons of each material I've found:

Rib
- risk of warping (but there are anti-warp carving techniques?)
- risk of edges showing
- can calcify/harden
- partial resorption possible (but rare)

Soft silicone
- has a chance of infection/rejection (heard silicone has improved tho and it's far less common?)
- risk of extrusion 

Diced cartilage (DCF, enveloped in fascia)
- mild resorption over the years (but small in volume?)

I'm really curious how accurate/common are these actually? I would love to know your thoughts!!