Doktor Overcomma 
Nose-shaping technology was at its height in the 1920s. But nasal Lamarckism kicked in, infants began to be born with acceptable noses, and within two generations nasal correction technology was first side-lined and then forgotten. We don't even have back-alley nose-modification clinics nowadays.
#Lamarckism #nose #nasal
Feb 22, 2025 at 5:06pmWeb
Show threadDoktor Overcomma Feb 22, 2025
With this technology cast aside, we're even further from the opening of the Third Nostril. It's vanishingly rare now, although somewhat less so in the Indian subcontinent. Without the Third Nostril, the pineal gland dwindles in darkness.
"Supernumerary nostril is among the rare congenital deformities of the nose,[1–3] with Indian newborns forming the majority (30.44%) among the reported cases in world literature."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3591022/
#ThirdNostril #anomalies
Supernumerary nostril: A rare congenital anomaly

We report the 23rd case of the world of one of the rare congenital anomalies, supernumerary nostril. The disease has a variable presentation and more than half of the reported cases are from Asian continent. This patient had a supernumerary nostril ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
Show threadPopeASDF  Feb 23, 2025
@bobcromwell thankfully the subgenius still perform third nostril surgery in the back rooms of dobbstown.. otherwise I would have suffocated as a young lad.