New Haven, Conn. From the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Dec;130(6):843e-850e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31826da0c1.
Plastic surgeons often approach nasal aesthetic evaluation with the aid of seemingly objective measurements. However, ideal measurements of an attractive nose, as suggested in the literature, might not apply on a cross-cultural basis. Given these controversies, this study aimed to investigate the cultural and ethnic impact on nasal shape preferences.
Computerized images of a model's nose were generated in which the nasal width, root, tip, dorsum, and projection of the lips and chin could be altered. A survey containing these images was sent to over 13,000 plastic surgeons and lay people in 50 different countries, with a total response rate of 9.6 percent. Demographic information about the interviewees was obtained.
Preferred dimensions of the nose were broken down according to geographic, ethnic, occupational, and sex variables. Interregional comparison revealed that plastic surgeons from Latin America and the Caribbean overall prefer smaller and narrower noses, with more projecting tips, lips, and chins. Similar trends hold true when analyzing results from the general public. Significant differences were found comparing preferences between plastic surgeons and the general public. Plastic surgeons preferred wider nasal roots and tips and, in combination, more projected nasal dorsi, tips, lips, and chins.
No universal parameter can define ideal aesthetics of the nose across cultures and ethnic backgrounds. As demonstrated, geographic, ethnic, and cultural factors influence aesthetic perceptions of patients and surgeons.
整形外科医生在进行鼻部审美评估时，常借助看似客观的测量方法。然而，文献中提出的理想美鼻标准可能并不适用于跨文化背景。鉴于这些争议，本研究旨在探讨文化和种族对鼻型偏好的影响。
通过计算机生成模型鼻部的图像，可改变鼻部的宽度、根部、尖端、鼻背和唇部及颏部的突出度。调查包含这些图像，并发送给来自 50 个不同国家的 13000 多名整形外科医生和非专业人士，总回复率为 9.6%。获得受访者的人口统计学信息。
根据地理位置、种族、职业和性别变量对鼻部的偏好尺寸进行了细分。区域间比较显示，来自拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的整形外科医生总体上更喜欢小而窄的鼻子，鼻尖更突出，嘴唇和颏部也更突出。普通公众的分析结果也呈现出类似的趋势。比较整形外科医生和普通公众的偏好差异显著。整形外科医生更喜欢更宽的鼻根和鼻尖，并且组合起来，更喜欢更突出的鼻背、鼻尖、嘴唇和颏部。
没有通用的参数可以定义跨越文化和种族背景的理想鼻部美学。正如研究所示，地理位置、种族和文化因素会影响患者和外科医生对审美的感知。
