Anthropometric analysis of the nose in young Turkish men and women

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to describe and compare values for nasal anthropometric measurements using the landmark-based geometric morphometric technique in young healthy Turkish men and women. Materials and methods: A total of 115 young adults (56 men and 59 women) whose ages ranged from 18 to 30 years (mean age 21.22 years) were included in the analysis. Results: For men the mean nasal bridge length, total length, width and root width were 52.95, 5438; 35.24 and 17.83 mm, respectively, and in women they were 47.81 and 50.90; 31.59 and 17.36 mm, respectively. The columella length and width were 12.76 and 5.77 mm, respectively, for men, and for women they were 11.88 and 5.60 mm, respectively. Conclusion: Data collected in the present research could serve as a database for the quantitative description of nasal morphology in young Turkish adults. It may also be used in sex based data banks for the Turkish population. (C) 2015 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.