Ethnic Rhinoplasty Surgery Guide

African-American Rhinoplasty, Hispanic Rhinoplasty and Asian Rhinoplasty

By Nose Surgeon Dr. Michel Siegel – Houston, Texas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ethnic Rhinoplasty surgery refers to Asian Rhinoplasty, African-American Rhinoplasty and Hispanic Rhinoplasty. For both male or female patients, the primary goal of ethnic rhinoplasty is to achieve an optimal aesthetic result that retains the patients natural, ethnic appearance. As an established and experienced nose surgeon, Ethnic Rhinoplasty is a specialty procedure for Dr. Siegel.

Ethnic Rhinoplasty Techniques Employed by Dr. Siegel

1. Using cartilage from other parts of the patients body (example: nasal or ear cartilage transplant) or an artificial implant made of silicone, Dr. Siegel is able to augment the patients nose by building up and narrowing the nasal bridge.
2. The tip of the nose can be refined, and length can be added by removing or reshaping the cartilage and bone beneath the skin.
3. To reduce the size of a prominent bridge, Dr. Siegel can excise or file down the cartilage.
4. By reducing the size of the nostrils, or by narrowing the overall width at the base of the nose, Dr. Siegel is able to narrow the base of the patients nostrils.
As an experienced nose surgeon, Dr. Siegel performs all the above techniques in a manner that will minimize or eliminate external scaring.

ETHNIC RHINOPLASTY BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES

Benefits of Ethnic Rhinoplasty

The benefits of ethnic rhinoplasty are primarily aesthetic. Patients undergoing this procedure can achieve:
- A straighter, more elegant nose.
- A nose that is refined and symmetrical.
- Enhanced facial balance and harmony.
- Dr. Siegel wants to achieve these aesthetic goals while maintaining the patients overall ethnic features.

Asian Rhinoplasty

The Asian nose typically sits deep in the face, and the upper lip tilts backwards and toward the nose at an angle less than 90 degrees. The columella, or underside of the nose, is not visible because it sits well up inside the nose. Asian rhinoplasty patients often wish to have a narrower, elongated nose with greater projection at the tip.
Asian rhinoplasty typically involves bridge augmentation where the bridge of the nose is raised and narrowed, and the nasal width at the nose-cheek junction is also narrowed. This is in contrast to Caucasians who usually require bridge reduction. To achieve lengthening and refining of the tip, Dr. Siegel may remove or just reshape the cartilage and bone beneath the skin.

African American Rhinoplasty

Bridge augmentation and the increasing of the projection of the nose are the most requested procedures of my African American rhinoplasty patients; that followed by a narrowing of the nose. Narrowing involves gently fracturing the nose and meticulously resetting it.
The narrowing procedure can also add a subtle projection to the nose.Some patients prefer a more pronounced projection which may require a cartilage transplant or implant to achieve.

Hispanic Rhinoplasty

From the plastic surgeon point of view, there are three main types of Hispanic noses. Knowing this classification is very important as the treatment of each of these types of Hispanic noses is radically different.
Type I (Castilian) with a high bridge and normal tip projection: the rhinoplasty is done with emphasis on bridge reduction and tip modification
Type II (Mexican-American) with low radix, normal bridge, and an under-projecting tip: the rhinoplasty approach is quite different with grafting of the radix (lowest point of nose between the eyes) /dorsum, and tip modification with a columellar graft.
Type III (Mestizo) with a broad base, wide tip and very thick skin: With this, the most challenging Hispanic rhinoplasty, the bridge is built-up with grafts or implants; there is extensive tip grafting and tip modification; and nasal base/nostril narrowing is necessary.

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