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. 2020 May 18;57(9):1125–1133. doi: 10.1177/1055665620924871

Table 1.

Names and Definitions of Landmarks Manually Digitized on the First 3D Frame.

Landmark number Landmark name Description
1 and 2 Superciliary points Points located above the most superior part of the eyebrows
3 and 6 Exocanthion Points at outer corner of the eye fissure
4 and 5 Endocanthion Points at the inner corner of the eye fissure
7 and 8 Zygion Most prominent point on the cheek area beneath the outer canthus and slightly medial to the vertical line passing through it.
9 Nasion The midpoint on the soft tissue contour of the base of the nasal root at the level of the frontonasal suture
10 Pronasale The most anterior midpoint of the nasal tip
11 Pogonion The most anterior midpoint of the chin
12 Subnasale Midpoint of angle at the columella base where the lower border of the nasal septum and the surface of the upper lip meet
13 and 14 Subalare Point on the margin of the base of the nose where the ala disappears into the upper lip skin
15 and 16 Alar curvature Most lateral point on the curved base line of each ala
Landmark number Landmark name Description
17 and 18 Cheilion Point located at the corner of each labial commissure
19 Labrale superius The midpoint of the vermilion line of the upper lip
20 Labrale inferius The midpoint on the vermilion line of the lower lip
21 and 22 Crista philtri left and right Peak of cupids bow left and right
23 and 24 Corresponding lower lip points to crista philtri left and right Corresponding points on lower lip to crista philtri left and right
25 and 26 Upper middle lateral lip points Midpoints located between cheilion and crista philtri left and right
27 and 28 Lower middle lateral lip points Midpoint between cheilion and 23 and between cheilion and 24
29 Glabella Midline point between eyebrows

Abbreviation: 3D, 3-dimensional.