Comparison of the morphology of the "cleft face" and the normal face: defining the anthropometric differences

The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
L G FarkasJ H Phillips

Abstract

Morphological characteristics of the "cleft face" were analyzed by calculating proportion indices in young adults who had undergone surgery in childhood for cleft lip and/or palate: 592 in 37 subjects with unilateral clefts and 432 in 27 with bilateral clefts. Three areas of the face with 16 indices based on 12 projective linear measurements were analyzed in each subject: 5 indices in the general face, 6 in the upper face, and 5 in the lower. Although a balanced relationship was found in two thirds of the indices assessed, severe disproportions, which greatly influence appearance, were noted in about one quarter. In the general face, the most frequent abnormal anthropometric findings contributing to severe disproportions were small upper-face height and a severely high or moderately narrow mandible. In the soft tissues, disproportions included wide nose, small nasal tip protrusion, and short or long columella. Deviations from normality were rarely noted in the nose and upper-lip height, mouth width, total facial height, and width of the upper face. In the upper face, severe disproportions occurred much more frequently in bilateral cleft subjects (67.6%) than in unilateral clefts (30.3%). In the lower face, however, severe dispr...Continue Reading

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