Morphometric Analysis of Nasal Shapes and Angles in Young Adults; Morfométrica Análise de Nasais Formas e Ângulos em Adultos Jovens

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, respec-tively. The means of females’ nasofrontal, nasal tip, nasolabial, and alar slope angles were 133.16◦ ± 8.88◦; 77.91◦ ± 9.80◦; 98.91◦ ± 10.01◦, and 80.89◦ ± 8.33◦, respectively. The means of males’ nasofrontal, nasal tip, nasolabial, and alar slope angles were 123.85◦ ± 13.23◦; 82.16◦ ± 9.98◦; 97.91◦ ± 8.78◦ and 85.98◦ ± 8.72◦, 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. © 2014 Associac¸ão Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.