Rhinoplasty, sometimes called a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure performed to change the shape, size or proportions of the nose, or to improve nasal function and breathing. Reconstructive rhinoplasty restores the form and function of the nose after injuries caused by blunt, penetrating or blast trauma, or treats birth defects, breathing problems and failed earlier rhinoplasties; cosmetic rhinoplasty changes the nose appearance. It may remove a dorsal hump, narrow the nostril width, alter the nasolabial angle, or address birth defects or functional issues affecting breathing, such as a deviated nasal septum or internal or external nasal valve collapse. Surgery limited to the septum alone is called a septoplasty, a separate procedure.
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Who reported the first endonasal rhinoplasty?
John Orlando Roe reported it in 1887.
John Orlando Roe is credited as the father of aesthetic rhinoplasty. In 1887 he reported a simple operation correcting a pug nose through an endonasal approach, meaning through the inside of the nose, and four years later he performed endonasal hump reductions.
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In the United States, in 1887, the otolaryngologist John Orlando Roe (1848-1915) performed the first modern endonasal rhinoplasty (closed rhinoplasty) in order to treat saddle nose deformities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoplasty, lead section
Rhinoplasty, sometimes referred to as a "nose job," is a plastic surgery procedure performed to change the shape, size, or proportions of the nose or to improve nasal function and breathing.
Treats: Cleft Lip and Palate, Corrections of defect and deformity
Congenital deformity, The correction of vascular malformations and cleft lip and palate abnormalities.
Treats: Rosacea, Corrections of defect and deformity
Rhinophyma, The correction of late-stage Rosacea, wherein the nasal skin is infected with acne rosacea that reddens, thickens, and enlarges the nose tip; an exemplar case is the American actor W.C.
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