Elle Magazine, 'Beauty, Body, Health,' November 2006

“In the ‘70s and ‘80s, surgery was all about removing cartilage.” Says David Hidalgo, MD, a NYC plastic surgeon who says that revisions make up one third of his rhinoplasty cases. “Now we try to preserve cartilage by bending and stitching it into a new position or doing cartilage grafts to supplement areas that are deficient. This keeps the nose from ending up overly small and contributes to a more natural, unoperated look. The incision heals beautifully, and I’ve never seen a bad scar result.