Nasal Deformity in Art Rhinoplasty (Surgery of the Nose)

Nasal deformity in statue by Bouchardon. Continue exploring rhinoplasty, nasal surgery, & sculpture of the nose by Dr. Michael Bermant, MD plastic & cosmetic surgery.

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Nasal Hump Deformity

Bouchardon's Pope Clement XII has a typical nasal dorsal hump. Although you cannot really be certain, this deformity of the nose is typical of one not from trauma. There is a slight droop of the nasal tip consistent with the aging face, but not to the degree of those men from Reuben's Crowning of Mirtillo. The computer simulation of a rhinoplasty has reduced the dorsal hump and slightly elevated the tip.

This degree of dorsal hump reduction would probably need removing some of the extra bone and cartilage with a rasp. The nasal bones also would need to be altered (osteotomy). The nasal bones form a triangle supporting the skin. Leaving the angle unchanged and removing a large dorsal hump would leave a / | \ flat space on the top. By changing the angle /|\ the two tops are brought together restoring a natural shape to the top. See clinical cases and further information in rhinoplasty nasal hump surgery.

Although the Pope could have his skin returned to more youthful proportions with a facelift and blepharoplasty, neither these operations nor the rhinoplasty were available in his day.

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Nasal deformity, is it bothering you?

• Nasal hump and drooping tip deformity
• Rubens nasal hump and drooping nasal tip (1612)
• Bouchardon's Pope Clement XII Statue (after 1730)
• Houdon's Adrian - Cyprien Statue (19th Century)
• Italian plate (1520-25)
• Thomas Gainsborough painting Mrs. M. Fitzherbert (1780)

Deformity after nasal fracture

• Rodin man with a broken nose
• Rodin Man with a Broken Nose with computer "surgery"
• Young Duke with Deformed Nose (1785)

Nasal tip loss

• Egyptian Statue New Kingdom (1539-1295 BC)
• Roman Statue Caligula (38-40 AD)
• Ancient Statue

The Aging Face

• Face Eyelids and Neck President John Adams statue
• Paul Revere facial aging

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