The Black American Nose

Ofodile, Ferdinand A.; Bokhari, Farhat; Ellis, Charlotte

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“…7 According to a study by Ofodile et al 6 ,among 201 black American, the nose were classified into three groups. Group A which is said to be African, Group B , Afro-Caucasian and group C Afro-Indian.44% belonged to group A, 37% group B and group C were 19%.55% of the African noses had a concave dorsum whereas only 10% of the Afro-Caucasian and 7% of the Afro-Indian groups had a concave dorsum whereas 36% of the Afro-Caucasians had a hump.…”

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“…The importance of nasal morphometric parameters is recognized in nasal surgical and medical management 4 . Nasal index (NI) is one of the important anthropometric parameters for suggesting the race and sex of an individual whose identity is unknown [5][6][7] . Various studies have been done to classify the nose into platyrrhine (black), mesorrhine (oriental) and leptorrhine (whites) noses 8,9 .…”

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Rhinometry: spectrum of nasal profile among Nigerian Africans

Jimoh¹,

Alabi²,

Kayode³

et al. 2011

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)

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Nasal parameters measurements are useful in anthropology to distinguish people into racial and ethnic groups. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional survey among Nigerians aged 18 to 70 years of Nigerian parentage randomly selected at the ENT Clinic of the University of Ilorin teaching hospital (U.I.T.H.), Ilorin, Nigeria without gender discrimination had measurement of their nasal parameters done using a sliding caliper: Nasal height, width, tip protrusion, alar thickness, nasal septal thickness and nares diameter.Results: 105 subjects were seen, the age range 18 to 70 years (mean of 28.63 + 13.06 years). There was 58 males and 47 females with a male/female ratio of 1.2:1. The mean nasal width/height (Nasal index -NI) was 90.7 in males and 88.2 in females. Males had a higher NI compared to female (p < 0.03). The commonest type of nasal variability is Type A (70.5%), Platyrrhine nose, Type B (26.7%) especially in females (mesorrhine) and Type C (leptorrhine) (2.8%). Conclusions:There is significant association between the sex of an individual and type of Nose. Platyrrhine nose, among males and mesorrhine among females, only 2.8% being leptorrhine. The nasal indices were higher in males than in females. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;77(5):589-93. ORIGINAL ARTICLE BJORL

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Rhinometry: spectrum of nasal profile among Nigerian Africans

Jimoh¹,

Alabi²,

Kayode³

et al. 2011

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)

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“…Facial morphometry is well discussed in Caucasians [1] and African Americans [2] but, only a limited number of studies exist for Asian Americans [3].…”

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Orbitofacial Assessment of Indian Americans and Its Significance – An Anthropometric Study

Sadacharan¹

2015

MOJAP

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Background: For the perception of facial attractiveness, the orbital region in the face acts as a key determinant factor. The Orbitofacial measurements vary with sex and race. Orbital region in the face is one of the most important regions in plastic, reconstructive and ophthalmic surgery and anthropometric evaluation. There are no reports available on the Orbitofacial anthropometry in Indian American population.

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“…For instance, Ofodile et al surveyed 201 Black American noses and grouped them into three broad categories of African, Afro-Indian, and Afro-Caucasian, thus showing that many distinctions may be resolved from subgroups when they are throughly scrutinized [25]. In addition, since they considered the tip bulbous in 100% of African-type noses, a TP population improperly represented by this racial group would be imbalanced, and so a survey must properly reflect the investigator's intention.…”

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Tip Points: Defining the Tip

Burres¹

1999

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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At the center of the tip, the tip points (TPs) are the single most defining feature of a nose. In a random survey (N = 146; females, 76; males, 70), TPs were 8.9 +/- 1.6 mm apart. TP quality was graded into four categories based on the criteria of presence, interdomal crease, base width, and distinction. The distributions of TPs according to TPG were as follows: I, 12%; II, 50%; III, 30%; and IV, 8%. The TPG system was applied to a collection of photographs of female Caucasian magazine models, which had a distribution similar to that of the Caucasian females in the study population, demonstrating the effectiveness of grading. Surgical guidelines for the preservation and generation of TPs are presented, especially the geometric consequence of various surgical maneuvers, e.g., dome division and tip graft.

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The Black American Nose

Cited by 99 publications

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Rhinometry: spectrum of nasal profile among Nigerian Africans

Rhinometry: spectrum of nasal profile among Nigerian Africans

Orbitofacial Assessment of Indian Americans and Its Significance – An Anthropometric Study

Tip Points: Defining the Tip

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