ETHNIC CONSIDERATIONS IN RHINOPLASTY
DR. CELESTE NAGY
Why is ethnicity taken into consideration during rhinoplasty? Ethnicity is a defining feature for many individuals and the shape of the nose can often be attributed to different ethnicities. Rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty is a completely customized and tailored procedure to each individual to change the external shape of the nose and improve breathing. Therefore, it is important to discuss the goals of surgery with your facial plastic surgeon, understand the realistic changes they can , understand the realistic changes they can accomplish, and if you want to maintain a component of your ethnic nasal shape. For example, a patient with a large dorsal hump may not want a completely straight or “scooped” appearing nose.
What is African American rhinoplasty? There are a wide variety of nasal shapes in every ethnicity, but we often see in African Americans a African Americans a flatter bridge or dorsum, soft tip cartilages...
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