African American Rhinoplasty Surgery
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon in New York and New Jersey

Rhinoplasty surgery is sought after by people of every race and nationality. The nose is your centrally distinguished facial feature. Noses come in many shapes and sizes. There is no homogenous or defined “beautiful” nose shape. Rather, beauty is the result of symmetry and balance, a universal standard among all ethnicities. A qualified facial plastic surgeon can re-shape the nose in order to restore or maintain proportionality with the rest of the face as well as respect and preserve ethnic identity.

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The African nose (non-Caucasian, African-American, African, black, african american rhinoplasty) has two main features which distinguish it from the Caucasian or westernized nose: a naturally wider flatter shape in the tip and dorsum (with little cartilage support), and a broader curvature of the nostrils and depressed nasal frontal angle. Additionally, African-American skin is also thicker which also affects the degree of result. This configuration demands that a facial plastic surgeon recognizes and understands the anatomy of the African American nose.

New Development in African American Rhinoplasty Proves To Preserve Ethnicity and Increase Self Esteem...Custom "SLUPimplant" nasal implant
Nasal - Dorsal Angle Augmentation Using Custom Designed Silastic “S” Implant in 44 African American Patients.
	Dr. Slupchynskyj recently completed a retrospective study using his custom “SLUPimplant” implant to evaluate the satisfaction of African American patients with nasal dorsal augmentation. Statistics found that, 1) patients were seeking not to change ethnicity, but achieve facial harmony and, 2) the majority of patients felt an increase in self esteem post-surgically along with a significant preservation of ethnic characteristics. Dr. Slupchynskyj has been invited to speak and present his findings at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery’s 23 Annual Scientific Meeting in January, 2007. Read more on this.

America's Top Surgeons
	Dr. Oleh Slupchynskyj has been named one of "America's Top Surgeons" for 2007 by the Consumers' Research Council of America, an independent Washington, D.C.-based research organization that provides information guides for consumers of professional services throughout the United States. Click here for more information.

As seen in Cosmetic Surgery Time...the "SLUPimplant" nasal implant. Dr. Slupchynskyj was recently featured in Cosmetic Surgery Times - a leading journal magazine on current topics and new technologies in Cosmetic surgery. Click here to read this article.
	African American Rhinoplasty Statistics now available on our website. Please click below to see the entire set of statistics.

In the News...

More minorities opt for cosmetic surgery
By Monica Haynes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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African-American Rhinoplasty refines the appearance of the nose by bringing into balance the various elements of the nose (dorsum, nasal frontal angle, and tip) with each other and the shape of the face . The tip is often the major focal point. In consultation, Dr.Slupchynskj will discuss how best to achieve your desired result.

Common features in the African American Nose

• No or little cartilage in tip of nose
• No or depressed nasal frontal angle
• Low dorsum
• More soft tissue - skin and fatty - more sebaceous/oily

Surgical Approaches to the African American Nose

• Add dorsal height
• Add cartilage structure to tip to give more contour
• Reduce soft tissue and fullness from tip