| Carpue, Joseph | <person> British surgeon, 1764-1846. See: Carpue's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Carpue's method | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the forehead. Synonym: Carpue's method, Indian method, Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinoplasty | Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc, or even from another person. Origin: Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F. Rhinoplastie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Indian rhinoplasty | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the forehead. Synonym: Carpue's method, Indian method, Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Italian rhinoplasty | Italian method rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the arm. Synonym: Italian method, Italian operation, tagliacotian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| English rhinoplasty | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the cheek. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Joseph rhinoplasty | An obsolete term for reduction and reshaping of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |