10. Nose Jobs Were First Performed In Ancient India
A History of the Nose Job
Although nose jobs (and plastic surgery in general) may seem like a fairly new procedure, they have actually been around for over two millennia.
According to Elizabeth Harken, the author of ‘Venus Envy: A History of Plastic Surgery’, the first recorded rhinoplasty procedure was performed in ancient India in the 6th century B.C, where a flap of skin from a patient’s cheek was used for re-shaping the new nose.
In the West, nasal surgery became popular in the late 16th century, after the European syphilis epidemic left victims with holes for their noses due to soft-tissue decay. Different methods were used to recreate noses, the most popular one involving taking skin from the patient’s arm and grafting it onto their face in an effort to recreate the nose.
In the late 19th century, plastic surgery became popular in North America amongst those who wished to replace their socially undesirable features, such as large noses or undistinguished jaw lines.

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