0000276 Long face

synonym Long face Increased height of face Vertical overgrowth of face Vertical hyperplasia of face Long facies Increased length of face Vertical enlargement of face Vertical elongation of face Increased vertical dimension of face Vertical Facial Excess Elongation of face Vertical excess of face

comment Objective measurement of the face height is made with sliding calipers from the nasion, just above the depth of the nasal root, to the gnathion, the inferior border of the mandible, both in the midline. Note that long face is distinct from narrow face.