Morphometric Study of the Nasal Parameters in Nigerian Igbos

Abstract

Morphometric measurements of the nasal parameters were carried out in 222 male and 120 female Nigerians with ages ranging from 10 to 34 years. The overall mean length was found to be 6.21+0.77cm with males having a higher mean length of 6.30+0.77cm while females had 6.04+0.74cm. Similarly the width (W) and length (H) were higher in males (H = 1.99+0.65cm, W = 7.50+0.83cm) than in females (H = 1.92+0.34cm, W = 6.80+0.88cm). The ages of subjects in the male and female categories showed non-significant ranges (P>0.05) between males and females. Knowledge of these parameters is helpful in reconstructive surgery, rhinoplasty after trauma, infection with nasal loss and absence of nasal part in congenital malformation.