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Ethnic Rhinoplasty
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According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 1.3 million cosmetic surgeries were performed on ethnic patients in 2004, an increase of %45 since 2000. Among African American, Hispanic and Asian American patients, rhinoplasty (nose job) has been one of them most common surgical procedures.
But unlike the past, the majority of
the patients wish to enhance their appearance
while maintaining their ethnic identity.
What speaks the first in any cosmetic
procedures including rhinoplasty
is experience, since the procedure of
beauty operations
is usually different from person to person
thus the more patients and experienced
your doctor is in dealing with different
cases, the more would be the chance of
you getting the ideal shape and size of
nose you really wish after the surgery.
In African-American or Asian-American
or even Spanish-American it is more complicated
since the ethnic part should be kept while
the true beauty of the face and nose is
acquired by the surgeon. An experienced
and skilled plastic surgeon will be aware
of how ideals of beauty differ actually
between different ethnic groups.
When fifteen years ago, a Rhinoplasty
was "one size fits all," term an no more!
with surgeons giving a similar nose to
all of their patients, today your surgeon
will try to maintain harmony while enhancing
the ethnic nose. (it is not any more!!)
Ethnic patients fall in to 4 big categories:
- Asian Many Asian
patients have a low/flat nose bridge,
which needs to be built up. Often, tissues
are taken from the patient's septum,
and used to build up the dorsum, or
modify and enhance the tip. Where no
tissue is available from the septum,
the surgeon may take tissue from the
ear or the scalp. Sometimes, the surgeon
will use a nasal implant.
- African - American
African American patients often have
little or no cartilage in the tip of
the nose, lack of nasal bridge projection,
flared and large nostrils. African American
Rhinoplasty is very different than that
performed on other ethnic groups and
indeed much more difficult to get the
result which makes both patient and
surgeon happy. It focuses on building
up the bridge of the nose and also on
the reduction of the nostrils. This
might be done through nasal implants,
made of silicone or gortex, or through
grafts made of cartilage from the patient's
septum or ear.
- Hispanic Many Hispanic
patients have a weak broad drooping
tip that hangs over the upper lip, a
dorsal hump. The plastic surgeon would
elevate and narrow the tip, while removing
the bump.
- Mediterranean These
include patients of different ethnics:
Persian, Arab, Jewish, Italian or Greek
heritage. Many of them have a dorsal
hump and a drooping nose tip. In these
cases, the plastic surgeon will elevate
and narrow the tip, while lowering and
narrowing the dorsum.
Dr.Tavoussi
is cosmetic plastic surgeon, MD, DO,
FICS, FAACS and is Board-Certified in
Facial Plastic Surgery & Diplomat
of American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.
He has successfully restored the natural
beauty to patient's face in a number
of very complex secondary procedures
where there has been disruption of form
and function leading to disharmony During
your consultation he will discuss details
including: if you are a good candidate,
surgical options and techniques, potential
risks and complications of surgery,
pre-operative and post-operative instructions,
recovery perion, as well as what to
expect after surgery.
tags:
Africa-American Rhinoplast, Asian-American
rhinoplasty, beauty, Ethnic Rhinoplasty,
Hispanic Nose Rhinoplasty, oc cosmetic
surgery clinique, Rhinoplasty.
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