Table 1. Mean distance from various landmarks to the temporal branches of facial nerve (TBFN).
Landmark | Mean distance from middle branch of TBFN | Range |
Superolateral orbital angle | 2.6 cm | 1.6-3.6 cm |
Inferolateral orbital angle | 4.32 cm | 2.9-5.1 cm |
Frontozygomatic suture | 3.23 cm | 1.8-4.4 cm |
Tragus | 2.25 cm | 1.7-3.2 cm |
Lateral canthus | 4.0 cm | 3.4-4.6 cm |
3.8 cm (anterior branch) | 3.4-4.2 cm | |
6.0 cm (posterior branch) | 5.6-6.4 cm |