Reconstructive surgery of the nose.
Reconstruction of the nose either for disease or deformity is often a complex procedure. The methods used follow time-honoured plastic surgical principles. Modifications of and improvement on existing methods continue to appear, and will continue to do so as long as the art of plastic surgeon develops further, and the challenge of a difficult deformity remains. It has been said that once the surgeon has completed his first 1,000 rhinoplasties, he may begin to have some understanding of the subtleties of the procedure. No-one has performed this operation with patience, care and what skill he imagines he has developed over the years, only to find that on removing the plaster the result is less than pleasing, would seriously challenge this statement.
D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty