Photographs for rhinoplasty plastic and cosmetic surgery are
best done with a short telephoto macro lens like the 105 mm Macro these
were taken with. A 90 mm Macro lens would also do. If a lens with too
wide of a view is used, the nose becomes distorted. These were photographed
on 35 mm film. Most of the rest of this site's images are with a digital
camera.
Do not photograph too close with a zoom lens.
When using digital cameras with zoom lenses, it is harder to pick the
best setting. Photograph all the images from the same distance from
the subject (except for the worm's eye view). It depends on the camera
and lens but a starting point is about 6 feet (about 2 meters) from
the subject. If you shoot from too close, facial features will be distorted.
Zoom the lens to have the face fill the photograph for rhinoplasty surgery
analysis.
Fill the image with the face.
It is very difficult to analyze a tiny face on an image of the entire
body. The face should be perpendicular to the camera, neither tilted
toward nor away from the plane of the film. The head should not be tilted
to the left nor right.
Focus the camera.
The nose is what should be the item most in focus. You may need to take
the camera off of its automatic setting to get the nose in focus.
Choose your background carefully.
Pick an uncluttered background with no mirrors. A mirror or glass surface
can reflect a flash and make photographs difficult to evaluate. A plain
matte background is best.
Keep the head perpendicular to the camera
Do not tilt the head to the left or the right. It should be upright
and not tilted toward or away from the camera.
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Rhinoplasty Photos Frontal View
This photographic view is a full image of the head. The image
should have from the top of the head to just below the chin filling
the image. Both ears should show.
If using flash, point the flash so that the
shadows do not obscure the important nasal outlines. This is done
by having camera mounted flash on the same side as the nose and
the camera towards the face. This is not as great a concern when
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Rhinoplasty Photos Lateral Views
The left and right lateral photographs can be truncated like these
but better if they include the entire head (from back to front).
Align the head perpendicular to the camera. The view must include
the forehead and the chin. |
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Rhinoplasty Photographs Oblique Views
The three quarter view photographs should align the tip of the
nose with the opposite cheek. They can be truncated like these
but are best showing the entire head from chin to top of head
and tip of nose to back of head. Do not look directly into the
camera, direct eyes straight ahead. |
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Rhinoplasty Photos View from Below
The view from below (worm's eye view) should align the tip of
the nose between the eyebrows. Zoom into to show from top of forehead
to lower lip and just beyond the outside edges of the eyelids. |
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Additional Views
Include additional views you feel demonstrate your concerns.
Images can be sent in digital compressed files (JPG or JPEG)
format or as prints. Please enclose return postage if you want
the images returned. Dr. Bermant can comment on images as part of our
preliminary remote package. There is a fee for this process.
How to Learn More
We have a remote package to start the process of exploring what plastic
surgery may have to offer. If you are interested, call our office for
more information.
Photography
and documentation for Rhinoplasty (Surgery of the Nose)
