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1. Leptorrhine nose : Caucasian nose, long columella and narrow alar base. 2. Mesorrhine nose : Asian nose, between Caucasian nose and African nose. 3. Platyrrhine nose : African nose, wide alar base and decrease nasal tip Nasal Imagings from basal view classified oriental nose into three subgroups depend on nasal tip, alar shape and angle between tip and alar.
Type A: Bulbous nasal tip, Alar lobule rounding off, broad alar base and wide angle between tip and alar. Type B: Prominent tip, less prominent alar lobule and narrow angle between tip and alar. Type C: Less prominent alar, near linear line from tip to alar at basal view. Clearly understanding in Asian nasal proportion, differentiation in race appearance will create favorable plans and outcomes of rhinoplasty.
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South East Asian
Far East Asian
Middle East Asian
Nasal Imagings from basal view
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South Asian