The harm of taking rib cartilage to the body

As we all know, our bones are important tissues that support the body's muscles. If the bones are injured, it will have a great impact on the body. But sometimes, due to illness or accident, we need to remove rib cartilage. Many people think that removing rib cartilage is a very dangerous thing and even has many harmful effects on the body. So what are the harms of removing rib cartilage to the body?

The ribs are the frame of the thorax, just like the main frame of our basketry, they support and protect the internal organs. Inside the ribs are our internal organs, with the heart and lungs above and the liver and spleen below. It is actually a device that protects the internal organs. This is the rib.

The costal cartilage is a small strip in front of the ribs, just like the bamboo strips we use when weaving baskets. Baskets are sometimes made of wood as a frame, and then small strips of things similar to rib cartilage. Therefore, taking costal cartilage will not affect the thorax frame.

It is different when taking ribs. The ribs are the main frame, and the thorax may be deformed after taking them. Costal cartilage is the small, crisp bones at the edge of the ribs, and its removal does not have much effect on the thorax itself. It itself does not provide much protection, so after it is removed, the damage to the internal organs is limited and the protective function will not be lost. This is the first point.

Second, this operation is a minor one. We only make a small incision of 2 to 3 centimeters, and then peel open the small incision to take out the rib cartilage. The surrounding flesh, skin and fat are not damaged, and the bleeding is only 10 to 20 milliliters, so the impact on the child's body is very limited.

Third, the patient’s pain will not increase after this operation. Because removing ribs will hurt, just like when a rib is broken it will hurt; but when removing costal cartilage, because it is a brittle bone and accompanies breathing movements, the pain is not obvious. We often have children who can run around the next day after surgery.

So this operation is not a very traumatic operation, it is a minor operation. This is because people who "sell materials" in the past deliberately exaggerated the harm that this surgery would cause to the human body in order to promote artificial materials for ear reconstruction.

I have been performing costal cartilage surgeries for so many years, and there have been only one or two cases of chest deformation. The vast majority have no impact at all. And after the treatment, it has no impact on the patient's sports and physical labor. Rural children can farm and carry sacks without any problem. Children in the city have no problem taking physical education classes, and even playing basketball and football.

Therefore, the impact of this operation on patients is very limited.