Many transsexual
women undergo a plastic surgery to give their face a more feminine outline
(FFS: Facial Feminization Surgery).
Between facial
plastic surgery procedures, one of the most important is RHINOPLASTY.
The nose is the
most aesthetic part of the face, and alone, it can bring many feminine facial
features.
Between the
feminine and masculine nose there are many important differences that shoud be
considered as characteristics to reproduce through surgery and to adapt on a
case-by-case basis, according to any possible individual limits ( structure,
original sizes, shape, type of skin, etc.).
The feminine
nose:
- is
smaller
- the
dorsum is narrower
- the
tip is smaller and thinner
- the
angle between the forehead and the nose is more open. Approx. 115 degree in
males and 120 degree in females
- the
angle between the nose and the upperlip is more open: 90 degree in males,
100-105 degree in females, which means that the female' s tip is more
turned-up.
- the
nostrils are smaller
- the
nasal base is smaller (size of the nose between the two wings)
The Rhinoplasty
planned as FFS, should take into account these differences and should respect
them in order to harmonize the "new nose" with the whole face.
The nasal
FEMINIZATION RHINOPLASTY, can be a single procedure, isolated, or it may be
performed as part of a wider facial feminization surgery, altering:
- CHEEKS
- CHIN
(reduction)
- FOREHEAD
(recontering)
- EYEBROWS
(bone reduction, facelift)
- ADAM'
S APPLE (reduction)
The nasal
FEMINIZATION RHINOPLASTY, can be performed under a local anesthesia, sedation
or under a general anesthesia, in Day-Surgery (doesn' t require any night in
hospital), without tampons.
