Özücer B, et al. - This study aimed to evaluate postoperative pain at the donor site after the use of a muscle-sparing costal cartilage harvesting technique compared with a muscle-cutting technique using electrocautery. The muscle-sparing technique group encountered significantly less resting and movement pain at the donor site during the postoperative period. Researchers recommended routine use of the muscle-sparing technique in autologous costal cartilage harvesting to reduce postoperative pain.