Short-Term Viability and Extracellular Matrix Integrity of Autologous Septal Cartilage Stored at −40°C Without a Preservative
Short-term storage of autologous septal cartilage at -40 °C without a preservative maintains substantial histological and cellular integrity. Nonetheless, longer storage durations lead to gradual ECM degradation and decreased chondrocyte viability. These findings highlight the importance of optimizing storage duration to preserve the structural and functional reliability of cartilage grafts in revision septorhinoplasty.
Authors
- Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-3061)
- Hasan Furkan Çaycı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2551-5363)
- Ömer Kaplan
- Naile Kökbudak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-0563)
- Malik Afifoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-3294)
- Fakih Cihat Eravci
- İbrahim Kolukisa
Institutions
- Bursa Technical University (TR)
- State Hospital (GB)
- Yenişehir Hospital (TR)
- Necmettin Erbakan University (TR)
- S.B.Ü. Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aesthetic Surgery Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjaf256
- Primary Topic
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00