Evaluation of the relationship between nose axis and ear morphology

Although the perception of beauty varies from person to person and from past to present, there are some universally accepted beauty standards. Facial symmetry has traditionally been thought to be associated with beauty, and this notion continues today, despite changing beauty standards. A crooked nose, which can significantly disrupt the symmetry of the face, is a common reason for patients to seek aesthetic correction, which indicates the importance of the nose in facial aesthetics. Recognizing and discussing the relationship between crooked nose and facial asymmetry is an important consideration in surgical planning. Like other facial components, the ear is an organ that contributes significantly to facial aesthetics. When we look at the literature, we saw that there are many studies examining the relationship between nasal axis deviation and other facial components, but we could not find a study examining the relationship between ear morphology. For this reason, we planned a study to examine the possible effects of changes in the nasal axis on ear position and size. We created our study by making photogrammetric measurements on patient photographs. According to the results of the statistical analysis of the measurements, we found that there were significant differences in ear position, size and axis angle, especially in patients with I - shaped nasal axis deviation. We think that the data obtained from this study will be contribute to the literature in the field of anthropometry and may guide future studies on this subject.