Saudi Population Nasal Anthropometric Study: Local and International Comparison.

Anthropometric measurements are essential for diagnosing and treating various craniofacial disorders during nasal reconstruction and esthetic surgery. Different people have unique individual esthetic features that are a mixture of different races and backgrounds. This study aimed to compare 12 different anthropometric measurements in the Saudi Arabian population with those in other local and international studies. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 420 volunteers from December 2022 to August 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Study samples were drawn from the general population, and 12 nasal anthropometric variables were measured, including 7 linear and 5 angular variables, by taking digital photographs from frontal and lateral views. Anthropometric landmarks and measurements were obtained as previously described by Farkas et al. Photographs were analyzed using Adobe Photoshop CS4 software, and facial landmarks were identified. Data were analyzed using an independent sample t test to assess the mean and SD with differences (P<0.05 indicated a significant value). After statistical analysis, the results were compared with previously published standards for other races. Exactly 420 Saudi Arabian volunteers were examined to compare nasal anthropometric variables. All 12 nasal anthropometric variables differed significantly between male and female individuals. Anthropometry of the nose has an enormous miscellaneous relationship between sexes and populations of different geographic areas. It is important to create average anthropometric measurements for different groups for successful plastic surgery and rhinoplasty.