African American Rhinoplasty: Q&A
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How is an "African American rhinoplasty" (i.e nose surgery on blacks) different from a caucasian rhinoplasty?
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African American Rhinoplasty
African American Rhinoplasty is a specialized form of rhinoplasty that is becoming more and more popular among the African American Community. African American Rhinoplasty falls under the surgical category of Ethnic rhinoplasty, including Asian rhinoplasty and Hispanic rhinoplasty.
African American rhinoplasty is unique because the anatomy of a black nose is different than a caucasion nose:
General Characteristics of an African American Nose :
Wide vertical and horizontal nostril...
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Generalized ideas about African American Rhinoplasty that may not relate to you
The term "African American rhinoplasty" does not adequately reflect the significant diversity of nasal types that are often found within this population.
The African American population comes from a wide background of countries and geographic regions of the world. Patients' noses and their overall appearance often reflect this multicultural history.
However, most African American patients seeking rhinoplasty want a generalized narrowing of the nose, with more tip definition and a...
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African American Rhinoplasty is Augmentation Rhinoplasty
When people speak about African American rhinoplasty, in general they are referring to Augmentation Rhinoplasty, and by that we mean that rather than trying to make the nose a lot smaller, we try to refine and define the nose. But to narrow African American rhinoplasty to something so general is, in our opinion, missing the point.
In general, people have always identified African American noses as ones with a wide, short nasal bridge with wide nostrils. However, in point of fact there is...
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What's Different about African- American Rhinoplasty?
Whether 'Black', 'White' or 'Asian', all Rhinoplasties are are unique. African -American nasal anatomy comes in all shapes and sizes. However, the 'Classic' issues that are involved in many African-American noses involve reduction in nostril size, narrowing of the base of the nose, elevating the height of the nasal bridge and defining the tip of the nose better. Having said this, these issues are not entirely unique to one ethnic group. Issues with tip...
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African American Rhinoplasty 101
African American Rhinoplasty is simply the name given to a nose job performed on an African American patient. The same general principles and techniques of rhinoplasty apply to African American rhinoplasty and other types of ethnic rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty (including ethnic rhinoplasty) is highly individualized. Because no two patient and no two noses are the same, each rhinoplasty is different, the overall goal is the same -- to produce a nose that is in balance and harmony with the...
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African American versus Caucasian rhinoplasty
1) Differences in the anatomy: Stereotypically, African Americans tend to have a thicker skin envelope and thinner nasal cartilages than Caucasians. However, in today's society, there are many exceptions to these "rules" and every patient must be individually assessed.
2) Differences in the desired result: There is a greater push for preservation of ethnic features. Not everyone looks good with a Greco-Roman nose. I find it better to make subtle enhancements that maintain...
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Afro-American rhinoplasty
The major difference in an Afro American rhinoplasty is that most work is strustural in nature and not reduction. Afro American noses in general have thick skin and weak underlying cartilages, The nasal bridge is generally underprojected. Care must be taken to add support , along with osteotomies and the possible need for dorsal onlay grafts. Thinning of the skin ( safely ), Cartilage tip grafts to shape and project the nose is usually necessary, and medialization of the nostrils...
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African American rhinoplasty just another nose job.
For any qualified ,experienced rhinoplasty surgeon, its just another aspect of rhinoplasty. Any surgeon who ethically operates on patients should have the ability to do both an open rhinoplasty and an endo-nasal surgical approach. If you are able to use the above operating techniques you should have no problem operating on African American patients. The issues facing African American patients is as varied as any other ethnic group.
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An African-American (AA) rhinoplasty is a nose performed...
An African-American (AA) rhinoplasty is a nose performed on a patient of that ethnicity. Everyone's nose is different, but there are some common characteristics in different races.
The AA nose is commonly wide with large nostrils. The nasal bones are usually short, flat, and wide. The lower 2/3 cartilage structure is weak. The skin is commonly thick and oily.
Therefore the procedure is usually performed through an external of "open" approach using the patients own nasal septal...
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African American Rhinoplasty
Plastic surgeons have embraced finding balance within a person's face and self image. Surgical goals are no longer dictated by the Greco-Roman ideals of beauty, but a cooperative effort between what the patient envisions and what is surgically possible. So in saying an "African American", "Hispanic" or "Asian" rhinoplasty, really you are describing a rhinoplasty that takes into consideration the patient's nose, what they want for it to be and how that fits into...
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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