Dr. Shervin NaderiFacial Plastic Surgeon specializing in Rhinoplasty & Anti-aging as well as Facial Balancing Botox & Filler Injections

Rhinoplasty Specialist from Washington DC discusses what nose best fits each face

31 May 2010 · 1 min

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Short video/transcript in which Dr. Shervin Naderi explains how rhinoplasty must be tailored to each patient's facial features. He lists key facial elements that influence which nose will best ‘fit’—chin projection, lip strength, midface/cheek position, nasofrontal angle, and forehead slope—and emphasizes that while many surrounding features are hard to change, the nose can be adjusted to harmonize the face.

Determining what nose fits each patient's face is a complex decision. It's aided with computer imaging. Essentially, the nose will look different depending on the projection of the chin, the strength of the lips, the position of the mid face and cheek, the nasofrontal angle, which is the depression between the nose and the forehead, and the slope of the forehead. Those other issues are not easily correctable, but the nose is. So the nose has to essentially fit those other features to blend with the face and highlight the beauty of the eyes and intrigue of the lips.