Ethnic Rhinoplasty

This surgery will help a patient who dislikes a certain feature of their nose, including flat bridge, round tip, ridge surface, to change it into pretty much any shape they want. Women are usually inclined to have a more refined and feminine appearance by reshaping the nose, which is an excellent option for women with ethnic genetics. There are some specific features that ethnic groups have on their noses to consider when doing a reshaping of the nose.

The anatomy of an African American patient tends to have thicker skin, abundant fibrofatty tissue, short nasal bones, wide and flat bridge and dorsum. As for the tip of the nose, abundant soft tissue is found along with minimal definition. For the base, it is considered to be wide, thick and with flaring nostrils.

The anatomy for a Hispanic patient has thick skin, abundant sebaceous glands, and a wide nasal bridge. The tip of the nose is under projected, abundant nasal soft tissue and minimal definition. The base is wide, horizontal and with flaring nostrils.

Asian nose anatomy has thick skin and sebaceous, low and wide nasal bridge. The tip is bulbous thick skinned, abundant fibrofatty tissue and minimal definition. The base is wide, oblique and with flaring nostrils.

An ethnic rhinoplasty has the same procedure that a rhinoplasty does. The function is to reshape the nose by changing the structure of the bone and cartilage underneath the nose to avoid scarring. Depending on the desired result, some implants might be inserted to reshape and define the base of a wider nose. In addition, a mall amount of bone can be removed to remove minor bumps or any ethnic features that the patient has. The results are as good as they are with a Caucasian rhinoplasty.