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Table 3 Definitions of vertical facial measurements (see Fig. 1b)

From: Proportions of the aesthetic African-Caribbean face: idealized ratios, comparison with the golden proportion and perceptions of attractiveness

Vertical anthropometric measurements

Definition

Forehead height (vertical measurement 1)

Trichion to the line bisecting the intertemporal line

Vertical measurement 2

Intereye point to soft menton

(Intereye point: The midpoint of the intercanthal measurement)

Vertical measurement 3

Intereye point to stomion

Vertical measurement 4

Intereye point to ala point

(Ala point: The midpoint of the interalae measurement)

Vertical measurement 5

Ala point to stomion

Vertical measurement 6

Ala point to soft menton

Vertical measurement 7

Stomion to soft menton