The Number and Awareness of Rhinoplasty and People Preferences of the Shape of the Nose

(200 Words) Objectives: To determine the number of Saudi adults who want to undergo rhinoplasty, to assess their level of awareness and to evaluate their nose shape preference. Design: Cross-sectional study. The sample was selected randomly during October 2014. Setting: the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a cluster sampling of Riyadh malls Subjects: 545 Saudi adults were included Intervention: Self-administered questionnaire Outcome measure: Number and awareness of rhinoplasty Results: 73.4% of participants knew what rhinoplasty is. 30% knew the different types of surgical and non-surgical options. 59.3% did not know its complications. 70% had not encountered any information about rhinoplasty from books, brochures. 40.7% expected the success rate for rhinoplasty to between 50% and 70%. 29.5% wanted to preform rhinoplasty themselves. 61.1% think that psychological effects could explain the reasoning behind rhinoplasty. More than 90% desire a straight nose, narrow nostrils and smaller nose size. 58.7% and 82% want the nose tip to be up and sharp, respectively. Nose length preferences were distributed equally among participants.