title: Use of diced cartilage grafts wrapped with amniotic membrane in soft tissue augmentation: experimental study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Correcting nasal dorsal deformities and irregularities often requires biological or alloplastic materials. In rhinoplasty, a frequent postoperative problem is a rough and rigid nasal dorsum. The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the feasibility of using diced cartilage grafts wrapped in amniotic membrane for soft tissue augmentation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diced cartilage grafts wrapped with amniotic membrane were transplanted to a subcutaneous tunnel that was made in the back in 20 rats. After 2 months, the histopathologic changes that occurred in the grafts were examined by light microscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When the diced cartilage grafts wrapped in amniotic membrane were examined, each graft displayed different viability rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In soft tissue augmentation, especially in the nasal dorsum, amniotic membrane can be used to keep the diced cartilage viable and adjoined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome