Facial Analysis, Scar Revision Flashcards
√Label the facial muscles
See Kevan’s FP Page 1
Frontalis
Procerus
Nasalis
Orbicularis oris
Temporalis
Orbicularis oculi
Levator labii
Zygomaticus
Masseter
Buccinator
Risorius
Platysma
Depressor anguli oris
Depressor labii inferioris
√Define the following terms of facial landmarks:
1. Trichion
2. Glabella
3. Radix/Root
4. Tip
5. Supratip break
6. Subnasale
7. Stomion
8. Mentolabial sulcus
9. Pogognion
10. Menton
11. Cervical point
- Trichion: Hairline at the midline
- Glabella: Anterior most point on the forehead
- Radix/Root: The unbroken curve that begins at the superior orbital ridge and continues along the lateral nasal wall. Overall description a bit confusion (radix, masion, sellion, rhinion). Best descriptions:
- Nasion: Corresponds to upper (nasofrontal suture)
- Sellion: Posterior most soft tissue point at the root of the nose
- Rhinion - corresponds to the lower (bone-cartilaginous) junction - Tip: Anterior most point of the nose
- Supratip break: Ridge superior to the nasal tip that defines the junction between the tip and dorsum
- Subnasale: Where the columella meets the upper lip
- Stomion: Midpoint of the oral fissure when mouth is closed.
- Upper lip is bounded by the labrale superioris superiorly and the stomion superioris inferiorly
- Lower lip is bounded by the somion inferioris superiorly and the labrale inferioris inferiorly - Mentolabial sulcus: Most posteiror point between lower lip and chin
- Pogognion: Anterior most point on the chin
- Menton: Inferior most point on the chin
- Cervical point: Innermost point that serves as the trnasition point between the submental area and the neck
See Kevan’s FP Page 1
√What is the supratip and infratip breaks?
Little depressions cephalis (supra) and inferior (infra) to the tip
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√What does caudal, cephalic, anterior (dorsal, in this case) and posterior mean with respect to nasal analysis?
Cephalic - to the head
Caudal - to the tip
Anterior/Dorsal - away from the face
Posterior - towards the face
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√What is Frankfurt’s Horizontal?
Line drawn through the supratragal notch and inferior orbital rim.
Standard reference line for facial analysis, used to take standardized pre-operative photographs. Should be horizontally aligned for the pre-op photograph
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√What is the Zero Meridian of Gonzales Ulloa? What is its clinical implications?
Line perpendicular to Frankfurt’s horizontal that passes through the nasion.
Useful for assessing projection:
- Pogognion should be within 2mm of the zero meridian (Vancouver notes - 5mm)
- If chin is behind zero meridian, there is decreased chin projection, and vice versa
- 1st degree retraction - describes the pogonion at < 10 mm behind the 0° meridian.
- 2nd degree - retraction is in the range of 10-20 mm.
- 3rd degree - retraction is more than 20 mm
1st and 2nd degree retractions can be treated
with chin implants, whereas 3rd degree should
be treated with orthognathic surgery
Kevan’s FP Page 2
√What 4 angles make up the aesthetic triangles of Powell & Humphries?
- Nasofrontal angle = 115-135 deg
- Nasofacial angle = 30-40 (36 Ideal)
- Nasomental angle = 120-132 deg
- Mentocervical angle = 80-95 deg
√Name the standard facial profile angles and normal measurements for each
- Nasofrontal angle = 115-135 degrees
- Vertex at the nasion, formed by lines through the glabella and nasal dorsum - Nasofacial angle = 30-40 degrees (ideal 36), between the lines of:
- Line from pogognion to glabella
- Line from sellion to nasal tip (along nasal dorsum) - Nasomental angle = 120-132 degrees; lips shoudl fall behind this line at a distance of 4mm for the upper lip, and 2mm for the lower lip
- Line from sellion to nasal tip
- Line from nasal tip to pogognion - Nasolabial angle
- 90-100 degrees for men
- 105-115 degrees for women - Mentocervical angle = 80-90 degrees
- Line from pogognion to glabella
- Line from menton to cervical point - Cervicomental angle = 90-105 degrees
- Line along neck to cervical point
- LIne from cervical point to menton
See Kevan FP Page 2-3
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√What is the difference between the cervicomental angle and the mentocervical angle
Cervicomental: Think cervico as in neck. Line along the neck to cervical point, and from cervical point to menton. Normal 90-105 degrees
Mentocervical: from cervical point to menton, and second line from pogognion to glabella. Normal 80-90 degrees
√Name 2 methods of dividing up the face for analysis of symmetry/proportion
A. Horizontal 1/3rd
i. Trichion to glabella
ii. Glabella to subnasale
iii. Subnasale to menton
- Excluding the upper third, Nasion to subnasale ~ 43%, subnasale to menton ~57%
B. Vertical 1/5th (1/5 equal to intercanthal distance/nasal width)
i. Lateral helix to lateral canthus
ii. Lateral canthus to medial canthus
iii. Between medial canthi
iv. Medial canthus to Lateral canthus
v. Lateral canthus to Lateral helix
See Kevan FP page 4
√Name the 7 facial aesthetic units
- Forehead
- Eyes
- Nose
- Cheeks
- Ears
- Chin
- Lips
*Scalp and neck can be added to encompass the head and neck region
Kevan FP Page 4
√Describe 3 methods for assessing the width of the eye. What are the normal measurements?
- Intercanthal Distance
- Normal in women = 25.5 - 37.5mm
- Normal in men = 26.5 - 38.7mm
- ~30mm in general - Alar-Alar distance
- In caucasians, the normal intercanthal distance should equal the inter-alar distance at the nasal base - 1/2 Interpupillary distance
√Name the 7 main nasal subunits (described by Burget)
- Nasal sidewall (x2)
- Nasal ala (x2)
- Soft tissue triangle (x2)
- Nasal tip
- Columella
- Nasal dorsum
- Nasal root (sometimes included)
See Kevan FP Page 4
√What is the normal ratio of the width of the nose to length of the nose?
Nasal width from alar groove to alar groove =
70% the Length of the nose from nasion to tip
defining point; nasal width equal to intercanthal
distance
√What are the four profile measures of the nose?
What other measures should be considered with nasal analysis?
- Projection – extent of tip protrusion from the anterior facial plane; tip defining point to base of the ala
- Rotation – angle of inclination of the nasolabial angle, it occurs along an arc produced by a radius based at the external auditory canal
- Length – dorsum measured from nasion to tip defining point
- Width of the nasal lobule should be 75% of the nasal base
Other measures:
- Contour – should be relatively straight
- Skin thickness
- Radix height
- Collumellar show (2-4mm)
- Obvious concerns/asymmetries
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√How should the alar base be analyzed?
- On lateral view the ala to lobule ration should be 1 : 1
- Lobule to columella = 1:2
- On lateral view – 2-4 mm of columellar show
Base view - lobule should be 75% the width of the nasal base.
Height should be 1/3?
√Define:
1. Nasal Sill
2. Flare
Nasal sill = Nostril rim between attachment of medial crus and attachment of ala to the face
Flare = Amount of alar tissue lateral to the alar-fascia junction
√Describe 4 methods on how to measure nasal tip projection. What are the optimal nasal tip ratios?
- SIMONS
- Compares the length of the line from the upper lip vermillion to subnasale vs. line from subnasale to tip defining point
- Normal ratio 1:1 - POWELL & HUMPHRIES
- Nasal height : Projection ratio is ideally 2.8:1
- Nasal height = sellion to subnasale
- Nasal projection = line perpendicular to the height to the tip definition point
- Mnemonic: Powell & Humphries (P&H) looks at Height and projection (H&P) - Goode’s Method
- Ratio of lengths between the vertical line from sellion to tip vs. Horizontal line that is perpendicular, towards tip defining point
- Measures projection from the posterior-most feature of the nose (alar groove) compared to subnasal from P&H
- Ideal ratio 0.55-0.6:1, which produces a nasofacial angle of 36-40 degrees (36 ideal) - Crumley & Lanser
- Uses a triangle based on the points described by Goode: Alar groove, sellion, tip defining point
- Vertical height = alar groove to sellion
- Projection = alar groove to tip defining point
- Nasal length = sellion to tip defining point
- Ratio of projection:vertical height:nasal length = 3:4:5. This will give a nasofacial angle of 36 degrees - Baker Method
- N ~ 10 (9-14mm)
- R ~ 20 (18-22mm)
- T ~ 30 (28-32mm)
- If the ratio is the “1, 2, 3”, then you know where the problem is (ie. tip problem, dorsum or radix problem, etc.)
Kevan FP Page 5
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√Describe the optimal ratios of the nasal width and lateral nasal view
Nasal Width
- Nasal base = intercanthal distance
- Vertical line from medial canthus should pass through alar groove
- Width = 70% nasal length (sellion to tip defining point)
- Lobule to columella ratio = 2:1
- Width of nasal lobule = 75% of base
Lateral nasal view assessment
- Normal columellar show = 2-4mm
- Alar to lobule ratio = 1:1
- Increased columella show may be due to hanging columella or retracted ala
Kevan FP Page 6
√Describe the Gunter method of evaluating alar retraction vs. hanging columella.
Normal columellar show = 2-4mm
Columellar show > 4mm could suggest:
- Hanging columella
- Alar retraction
In order to differentiate between hanging columella vs. alar retraction, Gunter et al. suggests:
- Draw a line through the long axis of the nostril
- Ala to line distance perpendicular measurement > 2mm = alar retraction
- Ala to line distance perpendicular measurement < 1mm = hanging ala
- Columella to line distance > 2mm = hanging columella
- Columella to line distance < 1mm = retracted columella
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Kevan FP Page 6
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√What is the Gunter’s classification of alar-columellar discrepancies?
Type I: Hanging columella
Type II: Retracted Ala
Type III: Combination of Type I+II
Type IV: Hanging ala
Type V: Retracted columella
Type VI: Combination of Type V+VI
√Discuss how to correct the hanging columella?
- Restore rotation & projection to the lower third of the nose
- A result of excess septum, medial footplate of the medial crura or retracted alar margin
- Resection of caudal septum with excess vestibular skin
- Trim the caudal medial crura