Cosmetic

555) Which of the following statements is FALSE about the African American nose?

A. The skin is usually thick.
B. The middle third of the nose is usually short.
C. Narrowing of the wide dorsum is best achieved by osteotomies.
D. Nasal base is usually wider than the intercanthal distance.
E. The nasolabial angle is usually acute.




REFERENCES & ANSWER


Porter J. P.: Non-Caucasian rhinoplasty: preoperative analysis in Aesthetic Analysis, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic of North America, (Tardy Jr. M. E., editor), Saunders, Vol. 11, No. 3, , pp. 327-333, 2003


555) C        Narrowing of the wide dorsum is best achieved by osteotomies.