The history of aesthetic rhinoplasty: special emphasis on the saddle nose.
The author, after a brief review of the main ideal size, proportion, and units of measurement of the nose, describes the historical techniques employed for cosmetic rhinoplasty. Particular attention is given to Sanvenero-Rosselli's cases. A paragraph is reserved for the history regarding the correction of saddle-nose and the main materials employed for the correction (autografts, allografts, xenografts, and implants). For each procedure, they were mentioned the first time they were employed.
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D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000266:history*