The Polysemic Nose. Surgical Technique, Psychology and Labor Market in the History of Nasal Plastic Surgery in Argentina in the First Half of the 20th Century
The aim of this paper is to investigate the history of nasal plastic surgery in Argentina in the first half of the twentieth century. In order to do so, I resort to expert and popular medical publications, as well as some publications in graphic media on the subject. The first section is devoted to...
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The Polysemic Nose. Surgical Technique, Psychology and Labor Market in the History of Nasal Plastic Surgery in Argentina in the First Half of the 20th Century |
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The aim of this paper is to investigate the history of nasal plastic surgery in Argentina in the first half of the twentieth century. In order to do so, I resort to expert and popular medical publications, as well as some publications in graphic media on the subject. The first section is devoted to show the relevance that reconstructive surgery of the nose assumed in the origins of the specialty at national and international level. The second one shows the centrality assumed by the international diffusion of endonasal rhinoplasty as a condition of possibility for the expansion of cosmetic nasal surgeries in our country. In the two closing sections, I inquire into the justifications used by plastic surgeons to confer legitimacy to such cosmetic interventions. The first one explores the psychological justifications, which show the subjective suffering of “defective” patients and the capacity of cosmetic surgery to effectively solve these conflicts. The second analyzes the economic justifications, centered on the employment problems resulting from aesthetic “defects”. To exemplify this point, I focus on cosmetic rhinoplasties performed on movie actors and actresses. This article aims to make an original contribution by addressing an issue that has not been investigated from a historical perspective in Argentina. |
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I10-R348-article-459042026-01-29T11:43:41Z The Polysemic Nose. Surgical Technique, Psychology and Labor Market in the History of Nasal Plastic Surgery in Argentina in the First Half of the 20th Century La nariz polisémica. Técnica quirúrgica, psicología y mercado de trabajo en la historia de la cirugía plástica nasal en Argentina en la primera mitad del siglo XX Molina, Joaquín cosmetic surgery nasal surgery Argentina psychology cinema cirugía estética cirugía de nariz Argentina psicología cine The aim of this paper is to investigate the history of nasal plastic surgery in Argentina in the first half of the twentieth century. In order to do so, I resort to expert and popular medical publications, as well as some publications in graphic media on the subject. The first section is devoted to show the relevance that reconstructive surgery of the nose assumed in the origins of the specialty at national and international level. The second one shows the centrality assumed by the international diffusion of endonasal rhinoplasty as a condition of possibility for the expansion of cosmetic nasal surgeries in our country. In the two closing sections, I inquire into the justifications used by plastic surgeons to confer legitimacy to such cosmetic interventions. The first one explores the psychological justifications, which show the subjective suffering of “defective” patients and the capacity of cosmetic surgery to effectively solve these conflicts. The second analyzes the economic justifications, centered on the employment problems resulting from aesthetic “defects”. To exemplify this point, I focus on cosmetic rhinoplasties performed on movie actors and actresses. This article aims to make an original contribution by addressing an issue that has not been investigated from a historical perspective in Argentina. En este trabajo nos proponemos indagar en torno a la historia de la cirugía plástica de la nariz en Argentina en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Para ello, movilizo publicaciones médicas expertas y de divulgación, así como también algunas publicaciones en medios gráficos sobre la materia. El primer apartado se aboca a mostrar la relevancia que asumió la cirugía reconstructiva de la nariz en los orígenes de la especialidad a nivel nacional e internacional. El segundo a exhibir la centralidad que asumió la difusión internacional de la rinoplastia endonasal como condición de posibilidad para la expansión de las cirugías estéticas de la nariz en nuestro país. En los dos apartados finales indagamos las justificaciones esgrimidas por los cirujanos plásticos argentinos para conferir legitimidad a dichas intervenciones estéticas. El primero profundiza en las justificaciones psicológicas, que exhiben el padecimiento subjetivo de los pacientes “defectuosos” y la capacidad de la cirugía estética de resolver eficazmente estos conflictos. El segundo se orienta a las justificaciones económicas, centradas en los problemas de empleo derivados de los “defectos” estéticos. Para abordar este punto, pongo el foco en las rinoplastias estéticas efectuadas sobre actores y actrices de cine. Este artículo pretende realizar una contribución original al abordar un objeto de estudio que no había sido indagado desde una perspectiva histórica en Argentina. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2026-01-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/45904 10.55441/1668.7515.n36.45904 Astrolabio; No. 36 (2026): Enero - Junio: Emociones y afectos en el teatro fragmentario griego del siglo V a. C.; 228-257 Astrolabio; Núm. 36 (2026): Enero - Junio: Emociones y afectos en el teatro fragmentario griego del siglo V a. C.; 228-257 Astrolabio; n. 36 (2026): Enero - Junio: Emociones y afectos en el teatro fragmentario griego del siglo V a. C.; 228-257 1668-7515 10.55441/1668.7515.n36 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/45904/51321 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/45904/51462 Derechos de autor 2026 Joaquín Molina https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |