• What is Ethnic Rhinoplasty?

    ‘Ethnic Rhinoplasty’ is a medical term used to refer to rhinoplasties that ensure patients retain their ethnic identities. Ethnic rhinoplasty can be considered as an opposite of the ‘one nose fits all’ mentality. Although the various ethnicities have different heritages in terms of anatomical configurations, research has shown that the general looks of all of them are similar. The similarities in the width of cheekbones, the distance between chin and mouth, and the size of eyes are similar and can undergo rhinoplasty to look natural. The quality of rhinoplasty ultimately will depend on how well a surgeon is able to evaluate a patient’s entire face and not just the nose. The term ‘ethnic’ is used when referring to rhinoplasty that involves certain physical characteristics for a specific ethnicity. Many surgeons have used the term ‘ethnicity’ when referring to rhinoplasty of darker pigmented skins. Handling a darker skin is quite different to handling lighter skin as it comes with the scar and hyperpigmentation risks. Who can undergo ‘Ethnic Rhinoplasty’? ‘Ethnic Rhinoplasty’ is a kind of plastic surgery that can be performed on people from the non-Caucasian heritage including people of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Hispanic heritage. These categories of people…