

Question: Can you provide an example of a specific patient and your analysis of their nose and what you did for them?Īnswer: Shown below is a patient who came to me in hopes of improving the appearance of his nose because he felt it was too big for his face and because he had trouble breathing. In addition, the surgeon will feel the nose. The nose is examined from all angles in order to provide important information about the nasal anatomy that is crucial to the planning of a successful surgery. The surgeon will also see if there is too much nostril show present. At this time, the tip of the nose is also examined so the surgeon can determine if it is over-projected or under-projected or just right. This will allow the surgeon to determine whether the nose is too short or too long and if the profile of the nose has a hump or is a ‘ski slope’.
PERFECT NOSE SHAPE FEMALE SKIN
The surgeon will also examine the skin to determine its quality, whether it is thick, thin or medium.Ī side view of the nose is also examined. He will make a note of whether the nose is straight or twisted, whether the nasal tip is asymmetric, bulbous or otherwise abnormal, and whether the nose is too wide, too narrow or normal. Next, the surgeon will examine the nose from the front. The surgeon will also find out from the patient exactly what it is that he or she dislikes about their nose. Often times, this first impression is what bothers the patient as well. The surgeon will first consider the ‘first impression’ of the nose, such as whether it’s too big, twisted, has a large hump or has been over-operated on.

Question: Can you describe how a surgeon analyzes a patient’s nose?Īnswer: Is important to know that Nasal surgery does not change the character of your face, it makes it more balanced and it is important to have an experienced plastic surgeon or ENT specialist do your surgery. Question: What are some of the characteristics of the ideal female nose and the ideal male nose?Īnswer: This ideal, whether for a female or male patience, is simply a frame of reference or a goal and it must be modified to take into account the particular facial features of each patient.

These will help you to understand the subsequent material on this page. Major surface reference points are shown in the first two figures below.
PERFECT NOSE SHAPE FEMALE MANUAL
Shown below are the lines and measurements that facial plastic surgeons use as a guideline to the aesthetic ideal as reprinted with permission from The Rhinoplasty Dissection Manual by Rhinoplasty Surgeon and Philadelphia ENT Doctor Daniel Becker and associate Dr. Of course, much to your relief no doubt, some lines, numbers and measurements do exist. Artists have long made studies of beauty and aesthetic proportions and, today, facial plastic surgeons must similarly understand beauty in order to make changes that can enhance their patients’ beauty. However, artists and plastic surgeons alike can devise some guidelines or proportions that represent the aesthetic ideal by studying beauty and faces that are universally thought to be beautiful. There is also always a bit of an artistic element to this, thus the ideal cannot always be boiled down to simple lines and numbers alone.

Our perception of beauty helps define what makes an ideal shape for a female or male nose. Question: Is there an ideal nose and what is it?Īnswer: A nose that is considered ‘ideal’ is one which is harmonious with the other favorable facial features.
