Photographic Facial Soft Tissue Analysis of Healthy Turkish Young Adults: Anthropometric Measurements

Background The purpose of this study was to establish facial soft tissue norms for Turkish young adults. Methods Anthropometric measurements of the facial soft tissue were taken from 281 female and 149 male Turkish adults aged between 18 and 24 years. The soft tissue facial profiles were digitally a...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 2009-03, Vol.33 (2), p.175-184
Main Authors: Ozdemir, Senem Turan, Sigirli, Deniz, Ercan, Ilker, Cankur, N. Simsek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Cephalometry
Face - anatomy & histology
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Photogrammetry
Plastic Surgery
Turkey
Young Adult
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Summary:Background The purpose of this study was to establish facial soft tissue norms for Turkish young adults. Methods Anthropometric measurements of the facial soft tissue were taken from 281 female and 149 male Turkish adults aged between 18 and 24 years. The soft tissue facial profiles were digitally analyzed using linear (17 vertical and 10 horizontal) measurements made with standardized photographic records, taken in a natural head position, to determine the average soft tissue facial profile for males and females. Results A statistically significant difference was found between males and females in 20 of 27 measurements taken ( p  
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-008-9274-z