Atlas · Chapter
Nose.
Fourteen markers covering the most-fixated feature in self-perception — and one of the hardest to read accurately in a mirror.
markers in this chapter
14
read time
8 min
why this region
The argument for reading nose carefully.
People over-index on their own nose by a factor of three on average. Most nose findings in Vaesyn reports are reassurance, not refinement. Where genuine refinement exists, it's almost always non-surgical — grooming, lighting, posture, contouring — not rhinoplasty.
every marker, in this chapter
The full list.
marker
what we measure
healthy range
Nasal index
Width-to-length ratio
0.85–0.95 long-format
Tip rotation
Angle of tip from vertical
95°–105° feminine; 90°–95° masc.
Tip projection
Forward distance from face plane
0.55–0.6 × length
Dorsal hump
Bridge convexity
absent / mild / prominent
Alar base width
Nostril-to-nostril span
≤ inter-canthal
Alar flare
Outward flare of nostrils
minimal
Columella show
Vertical exposure of columella
2–4mm
Supratip break
Definition at tip-bridge transition
soft
Bridge straightness
Deviation from midline
< 2mm
Nasolabial angle
Nose-to-lip junction angle
95°–110°
Nostril shape
Vertical vs horizontal long axis
vertical preferred
Nasion depth
Bridge starting recess
5–8mm
Tip definition
Visibility of supra-domal break
soft / defined
Skin thickness
Sebaceous distribution at tip
thin / med / thick
Most nose findings are reassurance. Some are direction.
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