It turns out that the cartilage inside your ears and nose is different from that found elsewhere in the body, with a fatty ...

Key Takeaways Cartilage cells taken from the nose can be used to repair knee injuries People experienced improvements with knee cartilage grafts grown from nasal septum cells Grafts grown for ...

If you have a hole in your septum, also called a nasal tear, you have great treatment options -- from salt water to surgery. Find out more from WebMD.

Women around the world are undergoing plastic surgery in attempt to replicate Barbie's perfect nose — despite the risks and potential backlash.

The upper part of the structure of the nose is the bone; the lower part is cartilage. Rhinoplasty can change bone, cartilage, skin, or all three. But, apart from cosmetics, there are also some ...

You may have noticed it happening to your parents or grandparents — that slow spreading out of their nose as they get older.

Scientists at the University of Basel have reported the first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. They used a method called tissue engineering ...

Nasal reconstruction occupies a special position in facial plastic surgery because of the complex three-dimensional surface of the nose, the varying thickness of the skin covering it, its varying ...

Replacement cartilage engineered from the nasal septum -- the cartilage wall that separates the left and right airways in your nose -- can be used to repair even the most complex knee injuries ...