title: Rhinoplasty and its effects on the perception of beauty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Experts on nasal cosmetics and nasal surgery agree that aesthetic rhinoplasty leads to overall facial beautification and the perception of youth in patients. This "assumed truth" has never been proven in the international literature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine increases in facial attractiveness ratings after rhinoplasty surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a study series by choosing 30 female patients on whom we had operated and 25 evaluators in a single blind trial. The evaluators graded the patients' attractiveness before and after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Beauty indices were significantly improved after the operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the third-party evaluation, the patients appeared prettier after undergoing aesthetic rhinoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Medical doctor (staff physician, Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, ENT Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina).
authors.forename: Hernan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chinski
authors.affiliation: Medical doctor (staff physician, ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina).
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chinski
authors.affiliation: Medical doctor (resident, ENT Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina).
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armijos
authors.affiliation: Medical doctor (resident, ENT Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina).
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arias
keywords: beauty; perception; rhinoplasty