What Is Ethnic Rhinoplasty? Who Is Suitable For Ethnic Rhinoplasty?

Post Date: 3/20/2020

Ethnic rhinoplasty is a tailor-made rhinoplasty operation developed with meticulous, minimal surgical techniques and offering natural-looking results in order to obtain the most suitable appearance without disrupting the specific features of the nose structures that individuals have due to the race they belong to. Thanks to ethnic rhinoplasty surgery, individuals of all ethnicities can benefit from these individualized nasal treatments. Common features can be seen in the nose types originating from different ethnic structures. The surgical techniques to be applied to the noses with these features also differ. Ethnic rhinoplasty is significantly different from classic nasal reduction surgeries for Caucasian people. A nose structure that requires cartilage and bone removal is observed in the Caucasians, but ethnic rhinoplasty is performed by nasal augmentation and cartilage insertion methods in African American and Asian people. Ethnic rhinoplasty is a specially developed rhinoplasty technique for individuals with different nose sizes, such as African, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Asian and Spanish. Most importantly, this operation helps the patients improve their facial appearance without losing their unique facial features with traces of their ethnic background. Rhinoplasty is performed without disrupting the general appearance and ethnic characteristics of the patients according to their facial proportions, thus protecting their ethnicity. It is observed that the patients want to maintain their characteristic structures with unique features after the operation. Ethnic rhinoplasty is a highly specialized field that requires extensive experience, expertise and knowledge of facial standards for different ethnic groups. Before the operation, a nose analysis is performed, and the new nasal proportions required to have the nose that best suits your face are determined. It is an operation involving finer techniques compared to other rhinoplasty methods. The desired result is achieved by taking into account the anatomy of the nose and facial proportions in order to obtain a natural result. The main elements that determine the shape of the nose are the cartilage and bony structure. Grafts and materials such as implants may be needed to obtain a more prominent and lifted nasal structure in these operations. Reliable implants with natural tissues and pores are used to obtain a nose suitable for the face shape and ethnicity of the patients. Although the nasal structures of individuals are grouped according to their origins in ethnic rhinoplasty, the nasal structure and proportions of each patient are quite different from each other. The purpose of rhinoplasty is to reshape the patient's nose and repair structural defects, if any. It is important that the nose to be shaped is proportional to the rest of the face to achieve a successful result from the operation. The operation is tailored according to the different facial structures of the patients. Nose types suitable for ethnic rhinoplasty can be listed as follows: those with a very small, very flat nose, if there is a nasal imbalance that is incompatible with the jaw and forehead structure, if large nostrils are present, and if there are conditions that disrupt the aesthetic appearance in the nose, such as width and length. Patients with common nasal features such as droopy, disproportionate, asymmetrical noses, bulbous nose tips, excessively upturned noses are also suitable candidates for this operation. As in other nasal operations, ethnic rhinoplasty cannot be performed in children who have not completed nasal development, the patients must be at least 15 years of age. As a result of ethnic rhinoplasty, facial features of the patients are balanced without suppressing their ethnicity. Nose can be reshaped, and face appearance can be supported; a distinct change is achieved in silhouette. The face is made symmetrical, the eyes, chin, cheeks and other facial features are redefined. A better face profile is achieved. The patient's mood and self-confidence are improved. Respiratory problems, deviation in cartilage and other structural defects of the nose can also be corrected by rhinoplasty.