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1. Dr Jay Calvert Publishes On Rib Cartilage
Graft
Dr Jay Calvert, MD, Professional Corporation May 12, 2014 9:00 AM
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – 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 20042.
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