Progress of the quantitative assessment of facial asymmetry
10.3760/cma.j.cn114453-20190612-00189
- VernacularTitle:面部轮廓不对称性定量评估方法的研究进展
- Author:
Yanxian LIN
1
;
Li TENG
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院北京协和医学院整形外科医院颅颌面外科 100144
- Keywords:
Facial asymmetry;
Photogrammetry;
Cephalometry
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2020;36(12):1400-1404
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The symmetry of facial contours is an important reference for assessing the attractiveness of human face. Restoring facial symmetry is the main goal in the treatment of many craniofacial conditions; therefore, the accurate measurements of symmetry deviation is highly relevant when planning surgical treatment. Quantitative assessment of facial asymmetry first requires the establishment of a reliable midline or midsagittal plane (MSP). Direct anthropometry, two-dimensional photometry, cephalometric, computed tomography imaging or three-dimensional, etc. can be used for qualitative and quantitative evaluate facial asymmetry. The following review summarize the progress of quantitative method for evaluating facial asymmetry, so as to provide some references for surgeons to accurately, qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the facial contour symmetry of patients before surgery.
