Facial Angles in Arabian Women Seeking Rhinoplasty

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the average values of the angular nasal anthropometric variables in Arabian women seeking rhinoplasty and compare them with the normal values. A total of 150 female patients, who underwent rhinoplasty between January 2018 and November 2021, were enrolled in this study. The exclusion criteria were a history of nasal trauma, previous rhinoplasty, and a cleft nose. Data were obtained from standardized digital photographic images. Lateral and basal views were analyzed using landmarks defined by a single observer and measurements were performed using Adobe Photoshop Software SC6. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 software (IBM) and compared with the normal values obtained from a previous study. All facial angles, except for the nasofrontal angles, were significantly different between the surgical and nonsurgical normal groups. The values (means ± SDs) in the surgical group were as follows: nasofacial angle, 29.7 ± 3.4 degrees; nasofrontal angle, 146.2 ± 2.8 degrees; glabella-nasal angle, 169.8 ± 5.8 degrees; nasolabial angle, 113.5 ± 11 degrees; nasomental angle, 130.6 ± 6 degrees; nasal tip angle, 102.3 ± 8 degrees; ala-slope angle, 95.4 ± 13.6 degrees. The nose characteristics of Arabian women seeking rhinoplasty were as follows: (1) shallow radix, (2) under the projected tip, and (3) normal tip rotation. Surgical planning is important upon consideration of any procedure or modification of the nose among Arabian women.

Unlocking nasal angle anthropometry and nasolabial angle preferences: a key to achieve the perfect rhinoplasty

“…Nasal angles are one of the most important and significant components of the nose when deciding the ideal nose shape. There are some previous studies that worked on nasal angles before [4,7,8,10,11,[14][15][16] (Table 7). In a general comparison between previous studies with present study including different races the [15] 2014 18-70 Caucasian 98 104.9±4.0 97.0±6.3 African Americans Asians Native Americans Patel et al [18] 2012 Indian 35 101.6 American Tavakoli et al [19] 2023 <18->65 Iranian 203 133.55±4.53 137.64±4.20…”

“…Tabrizi et al [39] Iranian M:27 Sinno et al [15] Caucasian-Asian M:32 97.0±6.3 104.9±4.0 F:66 Ese Anibor et al [22] Nigeria M:50 Li et al [34] Chinese M:399 Wang et al [41] Korean M:11 Ballin [25] Caucasian M:37 Youn and Seo [42] Mulafikh et al [7] Arabian F:150 18-50 2D 145.9 ±6.1 33.3±4.1…”

“…The nasofrontal angle to define the junction of the forehead and nose, the nasofacial angle to measure the height of the nasal cartilage and nasal dorsum, the nasolabial angle to relate the tip of the nose and the lips are used in nasal analysis before rhinoplasty surgeries to achieve an aesthetic appearance because they are easy to measure. [7] The aim of this study was to investigate the nasal angle morphometry and ideal nasolabial angle preferences of the Anatolian population. It was also aimed to provide clinicians with a new perspective, to contribute to the literature with anthropometric measurement of nasofrontal, nasofacial and nasolabial angles and to investigate whether there is a difference between digital and manual measurements.…”