Saddle nose is a condition associated with nasal trauma, congenital syphilis, relapsing polychondritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cocaine abuse, and leprosy, among other conditions.

It is characterized by a loss of height of the nose, because of the collapse of the nasal bridge.

It can usually be corrected with augmentation rhinoplasty[2] by filling the dorsum of the nose with cartilage, bone or synthetic implant.

If the depression is only cartilaginous, cartilage is taken from the nasal septum or auricle and laid in single or multiple layers.

Saddle deformity can also be corrected by synthetic implants of teflon or silicon, but they are likely to be extruded.