Rhinoplasty [http://philippineplasticsurgeon.com/rhinoplasty.htm] came from two greek words rhino which means "nose" and plassein which means "to reshape". Rhinoplasty was believed to have been discussed as an aesthetic objective during the middle or late Renaissance. The earliest report of nasal surgery perhaps, is the description of the treatment of nasal fractures in the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus in which the first use of pressure dressing in surgery is found. In the country of India, one of the Brahman holy books, the Sushruta Veda describes the repair mutilated noses by a cheek flap, using a leaf as a pattern. The procedure was performed by tile makers and was apparently quite common, due to the practice of cutting off the tip of the nose as punishment.

Cutting of the nose or nose tip was a common way of punishing thieves in India. The injured nose served as a warning to others and the convicts logically wished to have their noses restored. By surgically reshaping noses, Sushata Samgita (an Indian Surgeon) made it possible for convicts to get a fresh start and live a life where they were not stigmatized by their previous conviction. By the middle 1800s different surgeons in America and Europe began to experiment cosmetic surgical procedures to enhance the shape and appearance of the nose.

The first intranasal rhinoplasty was performed by John Orland Roe in 1887 and was transformed into a medical art from by Jacques Joseph in 1898 which aims to help people when the size of their nose caused them social embarrassment.

This procedure took a huge advancement throughout the most tragic times of the 20th century during the WWII. In order to provide wounded troops greater quality of life, surgeons were strained to make major technological advances which lead to the improvement of anesthesia and antiseptic techniques, bringing major advances in rhinoplasty surgery.

During the old times, this type of surgery cost a lot and could only be afforded by rich or famous people. From 1950 till today, the development of rhinoplasty has been improved upon by technological advances. Rhinoplasty can now be done on any kind of patients, irrespective of their cultural and financial background. It also became quiet cost effective which allows more people to get a nose job.

In the present time, nose-reshaping surgery or the nose job is one of the most common types of facial surgery. Rhinoplasty in the Philippines was known to improve the appearance and proportion of the nose. It enhances facial harmony and boost self confidence. Surgery of the nose may also correct impaired breathing caused by structural abnormalities in the nose.