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. 2019 Jul 23;11(7):e5216. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5216

Table 1. Mean distance from various landmarks to the temporal branches of facial nerve (TBFN).

Length measurements were adapted from Salas et al. [8].

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