Table 2.
Facial landmarks utilized in morphometric analysis
| Number | Name | Landmark description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (M) | Naison | Midline point where the frontal and nasal bones contact (nasofrontal suture). |
| 2 (M) | Pronasale | Midline point marking the maximum protrusion of the nasal tip. |
| 3 (M) | Subnasale | Midline point marking the junction between the inferior border of the nasal septum and the cutaneous upper lip. Apex of the nasolabial angle. |
| 4 (M) | Labiale Superius | Midline point of the vermilion border of the upper lip, at the base of the philtrum. |
| 5 (M) | Stomion | Midpoint of the labial fissure. |
| 6 (M) | Labiale Inferius | Midline point of the vermilion border of the lower lip. |
| 7 (M) | Sublabiale | Midpoint along the inferior margin of the cutaneous lower lip. |
| 8 (M) | Gnathion | Midline point on the inferior border of the mandible. |
| 9 (R/L) | Endocanthion | Apex of the angle formed at the inner corner of the palpebral fissure where the upper and lower eyelids meet. |
| 11 (R/L) | Exocanthion | Apex of the angle formed at the outer corner of the palpebral fissure where the upper and lower eyelids meet. |
| 13 (R/L) | Alare | Most lateral point on the nasal ala. |
| 15 (R/L) | Alare Curvature Point | Most posterolateral point on the alar cartilage, located within the crease formed by the union of the alar cartilage and the skin of the cheek. |
| 17 (R/L) | Subalare | Point located at the lower margin of the nasal ala, where the cartilage inserts in the cutaneous upper lip. |
| 19 (R/L) | Christa Philtri | Point marking the lateral crest of the philtrum of the upper lip. |
| 21 (R/L) | Chelion | Point marking the lateral extent of the labial fissure. |
| 23 (R/L) | Zygion | Most prominent portion of the zygomatic arch. |