Rhinoplasty Operating Room Footage – Tip Cartilage Contouring (Nose Job)
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Join Rhinoplasty Specialist Dr. Paul Nassif, of Spalding Drive Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology located in Beverly Hills, in the operating room as he performs Tip Cartilage Contouring.
Although techniques and methods employed during rhinoplasty surgeries are the same regardless of race, there are some trends that apply to patients of certain ethnic backgrounds.
East Asian patients often want their noses to appear narrower. This can be done through the use of infractures, where the nasal bones are broken and moved in or reset to thin out the nasal area and add projection in the process. Outfractures, where the nasal bones are broken and moved outwards, are used to widen a too-narrow dorsum. East Asian patients typically seek augmentation (adding material) of the bridge of their nose which will make the nose appear narrower as well. In Asia, patients typically use a variety of alloplastic implants including Gore-Tex, Med-Por, or silicone. Due to the risks of alloplastic materials, natural materials to the bridge of the nose, such as rib cartilage (costal cartilage) or ear cartilage (auricular cartilage) are being used more commonly.
Patients of African descent commonly seek narrowing of wide nostrils. This procedure may include removing sections of the base of the nostrils or sections of the nose where it meets the face. The tip of the nose can be restructured by removing tiny sections of cartilage to give the nose more shape, or even adding cartilage to provide additional structure to the nasal tip.
AFRICAN AMERICAN NASAL ANATOMY:
1. Skin: Thick, Abundant Fibrofatty tissue
2. Radix: Deep, Inferiorly-Set & Low
3. Nasal Bridge & Dorsum: Short Nasal Bones, Wide & Flat
4. Tip: Bulbous, Thick-Skinned, Under-Projected, Derotated (Ptotic), Abundant Nasal Soft Tissue, Broad Domes, Minimal Definition
5. Base: Wide, Thick, Horizontal & Flaring Nostrils
6. Nasolabial Junction: Retracted, Under-Developed Nasal Spine
7. Maxilla: Usually Retrusive & Hypoplastic
HISPANIC NASAL ANATOMY:
1. Skin: Thick, Abundant Sebaceous Glands
2. Radix: Low to Normal
3. Nasal Bridge: Wide
4. Dorsum: Convex (Nasal Hump)
5. Tip: Bulbous, Thick-Skinned, Under-Projected, Occasionally Derotated to Normal, Abundant Nasal Soft Tissue, Broad Wide Domes, Minimal Definition
6. Columella: Short to Normal
7. Base: Wide, Thick, Horizontal & Flaring Nostrils
8. Maxilla: Within Normal Limits
ASIAN NASAL ANATOMY:
1. Skin: Heavy, Thick & Sebaceous
2. Radix: Deep & Flat
3. Nasal Bridge & Dorsum: Low, Wide & Flat
4. Tip: Bulbous, Thick-Skinned, Under-Projected, Ptotic, Abundant Fibrofatty Tissue, Broad Domes, Minimal Definition
5. Columella: Short, Minimal Show (Retracted)
6. Base: Wide, Thick, Oblique & Flaring Nostrils
7. Maxilla: Usually Retrusive
DESIRED RHINOPLASTY GOALS:
1. Bridge: Moderately Thinner
2. Dorsum: Higher (Augmented)
3. Tip: Refined, Increased Projection, Increased Rotation
4. Base: Vertical-Oblique Nostrils & Triangular Nasal Base
5. Columella: Increased Columellar Show & Length
6. Maxilla: Less Retrusive
7. Skin-Soft Tissue Envelope: Moderate Thickness that Provides Good Tip Definition
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