Muhammad Ajmal, Ayubur Rehman.
Aesthetic analysis of Punjabi nose.
Professional Med J Jan ;8(2):277-81.

OBJECTIVE: To find out various measurements and angles of Punjabi nose. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Punjab Medical College Faisalabad, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. PERIOD: July 1999. MATERIALS & METHODS: Sixty volunteers, thirty boys and thirty girls were included in the study. Photographs were taken. Various measurements and angles were recorded from photographs and analyzed. RESULTS: Mean nasolabial angle 88 in boys & 95 in girls, nasomental angle 123 in boys and 124 in girls, nasofrontal angle 139 in girls and 125 in boys, nasofacial angle 36.8 in girls and boys were recorded. The nasal base is noted to be wider in punjabies. Most of the people have two thirds of the face equal in dimensions. CONCLUSION: This local data has been made available for the first time and these measurements may be kept in mind during rhinoplasty.

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