Dr Jay Calvert Publishes On Rib Cartilage Graft
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 12, 2014 –
Dr Jay Calvert‘s publication in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery entitled
Reconstructive Rhinoplasty: Operative Revision of Patients with Previous Autologous Costal Cartilage Grafts1
shows how a sample of revision rhinoplasty patients who have had at
least two previous rhinoplasty operations including one with rib
cartilage has the possibility of nasal repair when skilled rhinoplasty
surgeons use the most current techniques.
Dr Jay Calvert,
along with his co-author, Dr. Rollin Daniel are known for performing
some of the most difficult secondary rhinoplasty operations in the world
of plastic surgery. They and fellow author Dr. Anita Patel, discuss the
high level of difficulty and the high revision rate associated with
trying to repair patients’ noses when they have already undergone at
least one operation with a rib cartilage graft.
Previously, patients who had been treated with rib cartilage grafts
for secondary rhinoplasty were considered to be at the end of the road
for surgical treatment. However, following rib graft surgery, not all
of these procedures turned out to be satisfactory to the patients and
they sought out further surgery to try to improve both functionality and
appearance of their noses.
“When I was approached by a group of patients with problems after rib
grafts, I had to set their expectations and my own expectations
appropriately. There was no way to know what could be done in these
difficult situations and we all had to work together to achieve the best
results possible.”
- Dr. Jay Calvert
These operations were planned carefully and performed at the highest
level possible. The patients were followed closely to make sure that
all that could be done was done to achieve a favorable outcome. Most
patients were treated with some form of re-grafting, either with more
rib cartilage, ear cartilage or with Diced Cartilage and Deep Temporalis
Fascia, a technique first reported by Dr. Rollin Daniel and Dr. Jay
Calvert in the same journal in 2004
2.
The results were interesting in that the rate of revision surgery after the
initial
revision surgery by Dr. Jay Calvert was 24%. The national average for
revision among all rhinoplasty patients (primary or secondary) is 15%.
However, given the difficult nature of these patients’ problems, that
was not unpredictable. All of the patients had had at least two
operations and some had had more than five operations. The good news
was that after those 24% of patients had their second operations with
Dr. Jay Calvert, their results were improved such that they did not
require any further surgery.
Contact:
Dr Jay Calvert, MD, FACS
465 North Roxbury DriveSuite 1001
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310.777.8800
Web: http://
www.drcalvert.com
Email:
drcalvert@roxburysurgery.com
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