History of Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty, is derived from the Greek word rhinos (nose) and plassein (to shape), and is a surgery performed to achieve two results: To improve breathing function of nose and to improve cosmetic look of the nose. Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and esthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma (blunt, penetrating, blast), congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty. An otolaryngologist or a plastic and reconstructive surgeon creates a functional, esthetic, and facially proportionate nose by separating the nasal skin and the soft tissues from the osseocartilaginous nasal framework, correcting them as required for form and function, suturing the incisions, and applying either a pack or a stent, or both, to immobilize the corrected nose to ensure the proper healing of the surgical incision. The nonsurgical rhinoplasty procedure corrects and modifies slight defects of the nose by means of subcutaneous injections of biologically inert fillers; the results tend to be relatively transitory, in comparison with the results of nose surgery. The forehead rhinoplastic reconstruction of nose practiced by Indians centuries ago is known universally as Indian forehead flap for nasal reconstruction. How to cite this article Arora D, Mohan C, Bhardwaj P, Sadhna, Srivastava A. History of Rhinoplasty. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2017;2(1):40-43.