title: [History of aesthetic rhinoplasty].
abstract: One of the first surgical procedures described in the history of medicine is reconstructive surgery of the nose. Over the centuries, surgeons have developed techniques aimed at reconstructing noses amputated or traumatized by disease. The concept of aesthetic rhinoplasty was only introduced at the end of the 19th century. Since then, techniques have evolved toward constant ameliorations. Nowadays, this surgery is one of the most performed aesthetic procedures. Current technical sophistication is the result of over a century of history marked by many surgeons. All of these techniques derive from a detailed understanding of the anatomical nose from the surgical and artistic point of view.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Saint-Roch, 99, avenue Saint-Roch, 83000 Toulon, France; Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France. Electronic address: dr.nguyenpierre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Fondazione G. Sanvenero Rosselli, Via Marchiondi 7, 20122 Milano, Italie.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Mazzola
mesh_terms: D004954:Esthetics / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000266:history*
keywords: Dieffenbach; Gillies; Histoire de la rhinoplastie; History of rhinoplasty; Jacques Joseph; Jost; Padovan; Rees; Rethi; Rhinoplastie; Rhinoplasty; Roe; Sheen; Tardy; Weir