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MICHAEL M. WOLFE, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1938;37(5):800-807.

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Much of the beauty of the face depends on the size and symmetry of the nose.¹ The saddle nose attracts the attention of even the most casual observer and is therefore "first of importance to be corrected."² More than a hundred years ago Castle³ wrote: "The bones of the nose, from their situation are much exposed to fractures. The fragments are sometimes not deranged; but, most frequently they are depressed." The same thought has been expressed by me in a recent article.⁴ Trauma is the most common cause of saddle nose.

Contrary to the opinions of some,⁵ I believe with others⁶ that animal (elephant) ivory offers the ideal implant for the correction of such deformities. Cork⁷ has been employed, although reports of the results after a period of years are not to be found in the literature. Since the chemical composition of cork . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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