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. 2015 Sep 25;40:193–201. doi: 10.1007/s00266-015-0562-0

Table 2.

Skeletal features and related physical characteristics/appearance of the Asian face

Skeletal features in Asians compared with those of Caucasians [810, 4449] Related physical appearance/clinical features in Asians Other characteristic facial features of Asians
Increased bitemporal width Wide forehead
Increased bizygomatic width Wide midface
Increased bigonial width Wide lower face
Retruded forehead Flat forehead, slanted backward
Retruded orbital rims/shallow orbit Puffy, heavy eyelids Epicanthal folds
Low nasal bridge deficient anterior nasal spine Flat, short nose; appearance of wider intercanthal distance retruded columella
Medial maxilla retrusion Under-eye “dark shadow,” concave central midface, perialar recession and nasolabial fold, or shadows on the base of nose, broad nasal width
Retrusion of pyriform margin Perioral protrusion Full upper and lower lips
Bimaxillary protrusion hypoplastic mandible Retruded chin

Includes characteristics of ethnic Koreans and Chinese