ABSTRACT
Cosmetic rhinoplasty is performed by specialists all over the world; increasingly,
people of different ethnic groups want their noses reshaped in one way or another.
The term mestizo is defined and its general nasal characteristics and anthropometric measurements
are presented. Surgery is planned using the patient's specific facial characteristics,
with the goal of achieving harmony and balance while preserving ethnical background
and complying as much as possible with the patient's desires. All surgeries are performed
using the open-rhinoplasty approach. Mestizo patients usually want noses that look
finer and thinner but not necessarily bigger. Different surgical options are presented
and overall results evaluated, always trying to maintain ethnicity and harmony unless
the patient desires otherwise.
KEYWORDS
Mestizo nose - rhinoplasty - support structures - acute nasolabial angle - thick skin
