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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Original Article

Anthropometric Analysis of the External Nose of the Egyptian Males

Authors: Talaat Ali Elsamny, Amr Nabil Rabie, Ahmed Nabil Abdelhamid, Elsayed Abdelhamid Sobhi

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to describe average nasal anthropometric measurements for young Egyptian males by using the Rhinobase® software.

Materials and Methods

This was a cross-sectional study involving the evaluation of facial photographs. Frontal, right lateral and basal photographs for 300 healthy adult male Egyptian volunteers (n = 300) were taken; then, the photos were edited using Rhinobase® Software and CorelDraw graphics (2017) software. Twenty anthropometric landmarks were determined. The calculated measurements of the soft tissue of the external nose included ten linear measurements and five angles.

Results

The means of the linear measurements of the external nose in this study were as follows: nasal height (56.12 mm), nasal bridge length (47.0 mm), columella length (9.1 mm), alar length (29.3 mm), morphological nose width (41.0 mm), anatomical nose width (38.0 mm), nasal tip protrusion (21.0 mm), nasal tip projection using ‘Goode’s method’ (29.36 mm), dorsum width (9.6 mm) and nasion height (2.04 mm). The means of the angular measurements of the nose were as follows: nasofacial angle (33.1°), nasofrontal angle (144.0°), nasolabial angle (104.5°), nasomental angle (127.6°) and mentocervical angle (104.7°).

Conclusions

Racial differences of the external nasal anthropometric values exist; hence, it is important to establish the average anthropometric measures for several races and ethnic groups. Measurements collected in this study can serve as a database for anthropometric average values of the external nose in healthy adult Egyptian males. Moreover, these measurements can aid in planning prior to nasal reconstruction and esthetic rhinoplasty by serving as a reference standard. Although the Rhinobase® software is an easy, reliable and safe indirect method for nasal analysis, we should be cautious during interpretation of some edited landmarks on Rhinobase® software pictures. In addition, inserting two rulers (in the horizontal and vertical dimension) allows accurate assessment of the linear anthropometric measurements.

Level of Evidence V

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Metadata
Title
Anthropometric Analysis of the External Nose of the Egyptian Males
Authors
Talaat Ali Elsamny
Amr Nabil Rabie
Ahmed Nabil Abdelhamid
Elsayed Abdelhamid Sobhi
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-018-1197-8

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