Nose measurement
Nasofacial Angle
Angle between the facial plane (glabella to chin) and the nasal dorsum. It captures how far the nose projects away from the face.
At a glance
- Ideal
- 30–36°
- Unit
- degrees
- Weight in the overall score
- 5.4
- Area
- Nose
How it is measured
∠ between G→Pog and N→Prn
- G Glabella — The most forward point of the forehead, on the midline between the eyebrows.
- Pog Pogonion — The most forward point of the chin.
- N Nasion — The deepest point of the dip between the forehead and the bridge of the nose.
- Prn Pronasale (nose tip) — The most forward point of the nasal tip.
Ideal range and tiers
Each value falls into a tier (T1 = ideal). Comfortably inside T1 the rating is 10, easing to 9.5 at the edges of the ideal range; beyond it the rating falls with the deviation — fastest in the first tiers outside the ideal — down to −10 (below 0 where the original tier sheet takes points away) at the far end of the worst tier.
| Tier | Range | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| T1 Ideal | 30–36° | 9.5–10 |
| T2 Near ideal | 36–40° | 7.2–9.5 |
| T3 Mild deviation | 28–30° or 40–42° | 5.2–7.2 |
| T4 Moderate deviation | 26–28° or 42–44° | 3.4–5.2 |
| T5 Significant deviation | 23–26° or 44–46° | −5 to 3.4 |
| T6 Severe deviation | < 23° or > 46° | −10 to −5 |
Related measurements
References
- Powell N, Humphreys B. Proportions of the Aesthetic Face. Thieme-Stratton; 1984.