Morphometric analysis of nasal shapes and angles in young adults

Abstract

Introduction: The size, angle, shape and type of nose are a signature indicating race, age and sex. Objective: Describe and compare nasal angles, nose types, nostril models, and nasal profiles in young Turkish males and females. Methods: The study group consisted of university students, 56 males and 59 females. Nasal measurements were obtained from all subjects, using anthropometric methods. Results: The nose types of females and males were 78% and 70% narrow nose, respectively. The means of females' nasofrontal, nasal tip, nasolabial, and alar slope angles were 133.16 degrees +/- 8.88 degrees; 77.91 degrees +/- 9.80 degrees; 98.91 degrees +/- 10.01 degrees, and 80.89 degrees +/- 8.33 degrees, respectively. The means of males' nasofrontal, nasal tip, nasolabial, and alar slope angles were 123.85 degrees +/- 13.23 degrees; 82.16 degrees +/- 9.98 degrees; 97.91 degrees +/- 8.78 degrees and 85.98 degrees +/- 8.72 degrees, respectively. Conclusion: The average values of the nose in this population may be used as a guide to plan corrective esthetic-cosmetic surgery and for burn scars of the nose. (C) 2014 Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervico-Facial. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.