The Problem Aesthetic rhinoplasty for the nose that fits the typical Eastern Slavic face. The stereotype of a Slavic young woman is as follows: wide round face; widely spaced big eyes; straight or concave dorsum with the nasal tip rotated…
Background The Caucasus is a complex geographical area that includes a wide variety of landforms from mountains and plateaus to rivers, lakes, and marshes. There are 50 distinct peoples that inhabit the area and who form various communities, numbering anywhere…
The Problem From the outset, one might have a predisposed perception, based on Hellenistic period artifacts and images of a straight-lined nose joining the forehead to the nasal dorsum when seen in profile view. Or one of a feature distorted…
The Problem The term “mestizo” means mixed. In Colombia, although the term initially meant the mixture of European and Native Indian blood, today, mestizos are considered a mixture of European (White), native Indian, and Black African descent people. In the…
The Problem The Persian nose is characterized by a distinct shape and appearance that has been retained across several millennia. Constructed during the reign of the Achaemenid Empire 2500 years ago, the faces of stone engravings on Southern Iran’s Persepolis…
The Clinical Problem The presentation is of a young man, with a nasal hump in mid-profile and with a relatively straight septum, ptotic tip, and medium to thick skin; he presents no complaints of airway issues. Patient is in his…
The Problem The elements of beauty are universal and generally involve harmony, balance, regularity, and poise. The tenets of rhinoplasty that provide a basis for any surgical plan remain the same, regardless of the ethnic origin of the patient. The…
The Problem Small nose. The Background Asian people tend to have weak cartilage framework and thick skin, which is commonly associated with low dorsal height and poor tip projection. Due to its strength and capability of providing ample graft material,…
Introduction Liquid rhinoplasty is a modern term used to describe the use of hyaluronic acid fillers to augment, contour, and reshape the external appearance of the nose. The types of defects involving a clinical problem and anticipated outcomes are described…
The Problem Despite more than 100 years of progress, there is still no consensus about the best way to augment the nasal dorsum. Local deformities of the nasal dorsum range from subtle, such as a slight convexity, and more severe,…