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Renaissance Rhinoplasty: The 16th-Century Nose Job « The Chirurgeon's Apprentice
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The Chirurgeon's Apprentice. Renaissance Rhinoplasty: The 16th-Century Nose Job. By The Chirurgeon's Apprentice. The 16th century was a particularly bad time for noses. In 1566, the famous astronomer, Tycho Brahe, had his sliced off during a duel and was forced to wear a replacement reportedly made of silver and gold. [1]. A grotesque deformity which occurs when the bridge of the nose caves into the face and the flesh rots away. As syphilis raged throughout 16. Before Tagliacozzi, most surgeons used the ...