Facial Angle Profiles in Turkish Healthy Population

ABSTRACT

The knowledge of the facial angles is essential for safe and accurate plastic surgery interventions. Facial angles are used as a reference value for comparison during diagnosis and treatment planning. Also, the facial angles will provide valuable data in evaluation of facial aesthetics. So, the aim of this study was to determine the ideal values of the facial angles in Turkish healthy adults.METHODSTwo hundred and forty seven (129 females; 118 males) subjects aged between 18 and 25 years were included in this study. Frankfort horizontal plane was chosen to determine the angles related with face. Photographs were acquired using a Digital SLR Camera with fixed shooting values. (Canon EOS 80D; ISO 100 f/4.5). In all the shoots, a printed scale with known dimensions was present. Acquired images were then transferred to a computer station. Measurements were made using Image J 1.52a with 1/100 mm sensitivity. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Ver. 22.00. A p<0.05 value was considered as significant. Student’s T Test was used to determine the significance between gender, while Pearson Correlation analysis was done to evaluate the relation between gender.RESULTSStatistically significant difference was found between the genders and the frontonasal angle, the nasofrontal angle, the nasolabial angle, the chin neck angle, and the nasal projection. Also, the fronto nasal angle, chin neck angle, and nasal projection measurements were higher in males than in females, whereas the nasofrontal angle and nasolabial angle were lower in males than in females. Additionally, there was a significant, negative very low correlation between fronto-nasal angle (-0.148), chin-neck angle (r=-0.179) and gender; a significant, negative and low correlation (r=-0.243) between nasal projection and gender, a significant, positive and low correlation between nasolabial angle and gender (r=0.259); and nasofrontal angle and gender (r=0.388).CONCLUSIONSFacial angle values of healthy population provide important and useful knowledge in terms of comparison of abnormalities clinically, and data may be valuable for the representatives of clinical disciplines.