Jacques Joseph was in fact a facial plastic surgeon and indeed is considered the father of rhinoplasty surgery and other facial plastic surgery procedures. In fact, he originally trained in orthopedic surgery and then went on to excel in facial plastic surgery.
He eventually directed the Department of Facial Reconstruction at the Charité Ear and Nose Clinic in 1916. Considered at the time as the world’s best rhinoplasty surgeon, he taught other famous surgeons, including: Gustave Aufricht, MD, Joseph Safian, MD; Samuel Fomon, MD, Jacques Maliniac, MD, and John Maurice Converse, MD.
Please see the following reference:
Jacques Joseph. Father of Modern Facial Plastic Surgery Hans Behrbohm, MD; Walter Briedigkeit, MD; Oliver Kaschke, MD Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(5):300-303.
