Rhinectomy
Surgical removal of a nose / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about modern surgical applications. For mutilation of the nose for judicial purposes, see rhinotomy.
A rhinectomy is the surgical removal of a nose.[1] If only part of the nose is removed it is called a partial rhinectomy, while entire nose removal is called a total rhinectomy. Often, a nose prosthesis is required for rehabilitation.[citation needed]