title: A clinical definition of an ideal nasal radix.
abstract: The authors developed a system of simple soft-tissue measurements to define the ideal proportions of the nose. These measurements provide the surgeon the parameters to assess when a nose is "balanced" and to define when the radix should be raised or lowered. A ratio of 2:1:1:0.75 for length, projection, height, and radix, respectively, defines the ideally balanced Caucasian nose.
authors.affiliation: pmckinney@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: Iliana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sweis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*