Creator
Joseph Carpue
Title
An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring a Lost Nose. . . .
Coverage
London
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
Date
1816
Description
Joseph Carpue was an English surgeon in the early 19th century. He is credited with the first nasal reconstruction in England, performing the surgery on the nose of an army officer whose nose collapsed from chronic mercury treatments for a disease of the liver. It was performed under no anesthetic, reportedly in less than thirty minutes, from forehead skin as described previously as the Italian method. Although he became famous for this rhinoplastic procedure, Carpue has also been credited for his experiments with electricity in medicine and their therapeutic benefits.