Balanced rhinoplasty in an Oriental population.
BACKGROUND
In Taiwan, augmentation rhinoplasty and double-eyelid blepharoplasty are the most popular aesthetic procedures. Although aesthetic concepts vary for different races, the current concept of nasal and facial beauty shows a tendency to correspond to that for white people. The authors present their 10-year experience with a simple and practical approach of simultaneous blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty.


METHODS
This study enrolled 255 consecutive patients who underwent simultaneous rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty between January of 1996 and December of 2005. All were Chinese in ethnic origin. The patients in the series were predominantly women. Only 10 were men. Five of the cases involved congenital palpebral anomalies including congenital entropion, congenital ptosis, and Down syndrome. A total of 245 patients had an adequate follow-up period longer than 5 years. The patients' satisfaction and postoperative complications were recorded.


RESULTS
Among the 245 patients receiving the balanced rhinoplasty, there were no cases of implant extrusion, displacement, or infection. Most of the patients (230/245 cases, 94%) were satisfied with their nasal and periocular shape.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors believe that simultaneous blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty are a simple and reliable method for effecting better results for Asians.
Liao
Wen-Chieh
WC
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, 19F, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ma
Hsu
H
Lin
Chiu-Hwa
CH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome