Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough

What is on record

Injected paraffin wax to straighten a "kink" in her nose; the wax migrated to her chin and jaw, disfiguring her. Later a recluse at Blenheim; had mirrors removed.

Sources: 2

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In surgeon's terms

The procedure the record names

Pages on this site that explain the operation named above, written from the primary literature. They describe the procedure, not this person's surgery, which no surgeon of record has published.

• Open versus closed rhinoplasty

  Open rhinoplasty adds one small incision across the columella, the strip of skin between the nostrils, so the skin can be lifted off and the whole framework seen.

• Nasal analysis before surgery

  Nasal analysis is the measured description of your nose and face that a surgeon makes before choosing what to do.

• The consultation

  The first rhinoplasty appointment is an examination of the nose and an examination of the reasons for wanting it changed, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology tells the…

Anatomy and nasal analysis in the journal archive: 415 papers