The nose is an almost expressionless part of our face that barely moves, yet it attracts exceptional attention. Its exact shape has been crucial for judging female beauty, though increasingly so for men as well. Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular surgeries and has started to rival breast augmentation in terms of demand. While the female nose, in contrast with other parts of our anatomy, like breasts or hips, whose influence on physical attractiveness is obvious, we will explore why certain shapes are so appealing. You need to understand evolution and biology.
Especially as protection against dust and dirt carried by the wind. When Homo sapiens left the trees and humid forests for drier, colder, or windier areas, a nose with downward-facing nostrils was very useful: the nostrils and nasal mucosa filter, warm, and hydrate the air reaching the lungs. These require air at a temperature of 35 degrees, 95% humidity, and no dust to prevent damage to the sensitive pulmonary alveoli. The nasal mucosa can secrete up to a liter of water per day, which is transported by the cilia. In tropical regions, the air is humid and warm, so the nose remained with large and enlarged nostrils, while in dry or desert regions, a longer, downward-pointing nose developed, resulting in the typical "Colombian" nose seen in the people of Central and East Africa.
Large and Wide-Nostril Nose
We see that the different shapes of the nose correspond to the habitat of our ancestors. The air they breathed is less a racial issue. So where does this strong connection between the shape of the female nose and beauty come from?
There are two factors:
If the nose was a protective shield, it is clear why male hunters developed this shield with stronger skulls, bulging foreheads, more pronounced cheekbones, and a higher nose bridge. So, until recently, a large nose was a sign of masculinity. At the same time, hunting and prey-hunting activities (where females were protected to care for children ...) made males require better sporting conditions, and the nose needed greater ventilation capacity, which led to evolutionary pressure for the male nose to grow. Sexual differentiation created the equation small nose = female nose.
The smaller the nose, the more feminine?
On the other hand, we must keep in mind that children have small noses that grow with age. As they mature into adulthood, noses elongate and expand. Then, we have the other equation: small nose = young nose. The growing cult of youth characterizes this: the smaller our nose, the younger we appear. Globalization has found that noses typical of desert or windy areas, larger or even elongated or aquiline, either genetically or simply due to their geographical origin, collide with the established norm of small noses,
which explains the extraordinary rise in nose surgeries.
Racial Nose
This operation started after the world wars when surgeons began using reconstruction techniques for war mutilations in aesthetic nose surgery. The first cases of surgeons like Jacques Joseph (1865-1934) in Germany, who in 1898 performed the first nose reduction surgery on a young man depressed due to the enormous size of his nose, or in England like Sir Harold Gillies, who treated significant rhinomegaly. Rhinoplasty soon became the most popular cosmetic surgery, and it became widespread among patients overwhelmed by their protruding noses in the golden Hollywood of the 1920s, where every self-respecting actress was expected to have a small, almost childlike nose. It is still one of the most sought-after surgeries today, and there are areas such as the Middle East where the number of interventions to modify the typical eagle nose and enhance genetics is overwhelming. It’s not just a matter of fashion; often, a nose with certain characteristics creates a total misfortune for those who have it, and this surgery creates harmony and self-esteem like no other.
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