title: Rhinoplasty in the African-American patient.
abstract: Because of the increasing popularity of rhinoplasty in the African-American patient, we delineate how a rhinoplasty surgeon can perform this challenging technique to obtain uniform and consistent results. First, we address how one can appreciate and analyze the various aesthetic concepts of beauty and the unique anatomic characteristics of the African-American nose. Second, we present a pragmatic, systematic analysis of the African-American nose. Last, we describe the techniques consistently used to modify the African-American nose while achieving or maintaining facial harmony using the open approach to rhinoplasty. Specific case analyses are presented to demonstrate utilization of the technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Suite E7.210, Dallas, TX 75390-9132, USA. rod.rohrich@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Rod J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rohrich
authors.forename: Arshad R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*