Select edge ring not working

I am running into some problem with the edge selection in maya
I select a loop across my mesh and then when i try to select the edge ring with that edge loop selected… it produces unepxpected results…
I will provide the images to make the problem clear…
It is selecting only half the edges of the nose and many other areas…


Can u help me out with this one…

depends on what you want to do with the selection. Generally if you select more stuff, and now tell maya to find edge-rings, it will try to find edge-rings for everything you selected. There are other options, like selecting a face ring and use selection->convert, and make it to contained edges or stuff like that, try it and you will understand what will bring you closest to your goal. There will of course always be those cases where the only working option left is to select by hand.