An Overlooked Landmark for the Crooked Nose: Eyebrow Position

Background Rhinoplasty is one of the most unforgiving operations in facial plastic surgery. The correction of nasal deviation in an asymmetrical face can be challenging because known facial landmarks may mislead the surgeon. Eyebrows trimmed asymmetrically in an effort to create a more symmetrical f...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 2020-10, Vol.44 (5), p.1718-1724
Main Authors: Gultekin, Goknil, Koycu, Alper, Buyuklu, Fuat, Bahcecitapar, Melike
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Esthetics
Eyebrows
Female
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nasal Septum - surgery
Nose - surgery
Nose Deformities, Acquired - surgery
Original Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Rhinoplasty
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Background Rhinoplasty is one of the most unforgiving operations in facial plastic surgery. The correction of nasal deviation in an asymmetrical face can be challenging because known facial landmarks may mislead the surgeon. Eyebrows trimmed asymmetrically in an effort to create a more symmetrical facial appearance may be overlooked by surgeons. Objective To define the relationship between the eyebrow position and external nasal deviation in patients with a crooked nose. Design, Setting, and Participants Analysis was made of the preoperative and 6-month postoperative life-size photographs of female rhinoplasty patients who had been referred to the senior author’s clinic between May 2014 and June 2019. The anthropometric landmarks on the life-size photographs were identifed. The most medial points of the eyebrows and most deviated part of the nose were marked and the distance from the mid-canthal point was measured. Main Outcomes and Measure The direction and amount of eyebrow shift were compared with the direction and amount of nasal deviation. Results Of the total 94 female rhinoplasty patients with at least one level external nasal deviation, 67 (71.2%) had ipsilateral eyebrow shift with external nasal deviation. The preoperative external nasal deviation amount was 1.81 ± 1.21 mm and preoperative eyebrow shift was 1.18 ± 1.06 mm ( rS  = 0.429, p  
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-020-01786-z