The Ideal Nasion in Chinese: A Preference Analysis of the General Population.

ABSTRACT: Augmentation rhinoplasty has gained popularity in China in the past decades and nasion profile is a key variable in aesthetic outcomes. The nasion is the deepest portion of the nasofrontal groove and its aesthetic preferences vary between different ethnic groups. At the time of this writing, there is limited research about ideal nasion measurements in the Chinese population. Therefore, we conducted an online survey of plastic surgeons and the public through social media. Participants were asked to rank nasion images according to their preferences. Images were created from a 3-dimensional scan of a Chinese Han female and modified to show various dimensions of nasion height, position, and forehead height. Nasion preferences were compared by age, sex, ethnicity, occupation, and whether had a

SUBMITTER: Liang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature