Cosmetic

517) Which of the following statements regarding base view analysis in Rhinoplasty is FALSE?

A. The nose should have a base view similar to an isosceles triangle.
B. The lobule is one third of the height of an isosceles triangle and the columella two thirds the height.
C. The width of the nostril should be about the same length as the width of the columella. D. The nostrils should be symmetrical and pear shaped.
E. The nostrils should have, in the leptorrhine nose, their long axis oriented at a 30 degree-angle to the columella.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Orten S. S., Hilger P. A.: Facial Analysis of the Rhinoplasty Patient, Chapter 31, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) p. 366, 2002

Boahene Kofi D.O., Orten S. S., Hilger P. A.: Facial Analysis of the Rhinoplasty Patient, Chapter 38, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 477-487, 2009


517) E          The nostrils should have, in the leptorrhine nose, their long axis oriented at a 30 degree-angle to the columella.