Neck measurement
Submental–Cervical Angle
The chin–neck angle at the cervical point, between the underside of the chin and the front of the neck. The ideal range reflects a clean, well-defined jaw-to-neck transition; larger values indicate a blunted transition.
At a glance
- Ideal
- 105–120°
- Unit
- degrees
- Weight in the overall score
- 6
- Area
- Neck
How it is measured
∠ Me–C–Cv
- Me Menton — The lowest point of the chin.
- C Cervical point — The deepest point of the angle between the underside of the chin and the front of the neck.
- Cv Lower neck point — A second point further down the front of the neck, where the neck line is straight.
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 | 105–120° | 9.5–10 |
| T2 Near ideal | 100–105° or 120–125° | 6.7–9.5 |
| T3 Mild deviation | 90–100° or 125–135° | 4.3–6.7 |
| T4 Moderate deviation | 85–90° or 135–140° | −5 to 4.3 |
| T5 Severe deviation | < 85° or > 140° | −10 to −5 |
Related measurements
References
- Ellenbogen R, Karlin JV. Visual criteria for success in restoring the youthful neck. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1980;66(6):826–837.