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An Overlooked Landmark for the Crooked Nose: Eyebrow Position.
Goknil Gultekin1, Alper Koycu2, Fuat Buyuklu2
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Bahcelievler Mh. Maresal Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 5. Sokak, No: 48, Ankara, 06490, Turkey. goknil.gultekin@gmail.com.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|May 28, 2020
Summary
Patients with crooked noses often alter their eyebrows to appear symmetrical. Rhinoplasty corrects nasal deviation and also improves asymmetric eyebrow shaping tendencies.
Area of Science:
- Facial plastic surgery
- Aesthetic surgery
- Ophthalmology
Background:
- Rhinoplasty for nasal deviation is challenging due to misleading facial landmarks.
- Asymmetrical eyebrow grooming can be an overlooked factor in facial asymmetry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between eyebrow position and external nasal deviation in patients undergoing rhinoplasty.
- To understand how nasal asymmetry influences eyebrow grooming habits.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of preoperative and 6-month postoperative photographs of 94 female rhinoplasty patients.
- Measurement of anthropometric landmarks, including eyebrow medial points and nasal deviation, relative to the mid-canthal point.
Main Results:
- A significant correlation was found between external nasal deviation and ipsilateral eyebrow shift (rS=0.429, p<0.001 preoperatively; rS=0.570, p<0.001 postoperatively).
- Preoperative nasal deviation averaged 1.81 mm and eyebrow shift 1.18 mm, reducing to 0.79 mm and 0.54 mm, respectively, after surgery.
Conclusions:
- Patients with nasal deviation tend to groom eyebrows asymmetrically towards the deviated side.
- Rhinoplasty not only corrects nasal asymmetry but also positively impacts patients' eyebrow shaping tendencies.
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