Facial Markings

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What is a wrinkle?

furrow/sulcus, crevice in the skin borderinf adjacent elevations

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What is a groove?

elongated depression on a relatively lvl plane or surface

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What is a fold?

elongated prominence adjoining a surface

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What are facial markings?

“characteristic” lines, wrinkles, grooves, cords, and dimples of the face and neck

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What are natural facial markings?

markings which are present at birth, meaning they are hereditary (9 in total)

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What are acquired facial markings?

markings that most often develop throughout life as a result of the repetitious use of certain muscles (11 in total)

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What is the philtrum?

Natural: vertical groove located medially on the upper (integumentary) lip

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What is the nasolabial fold?

Natural: projection of cheek adjacent to corners, extends from superior part of posterior margins of the wing of nose and the side of mouth

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What is the nasal sulcus?

Natural: indentation where the cheek starts, lateral to the wings

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What is the oblique palpebral sulcus?

Natural: groove inferior from medial eye area, moving laterally downward

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What is the angulus oris eminence?

Natural: prominence at the lateral end of the lips, found outside and slightly above corner of mouth

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What is the angulus oris sulcus?

Natural: groove at each end of mouth; found immediately below corner of mouth at line of closure

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What is the labiomental sulcus?

Natural: junction of lower “fleshy” lip and superior chin area; transverse furrow

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What is the submental sulcus?

Natural: junction of inferior chin and submandibular area; elongated transvere furrow found under base of chin

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What are dimples?

Natural: depression of lateral cheek of chin; round or enlongated

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How does age affect facial markings?

increase due to loss of muscle mass, loose elasticity and stretches

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How does environment affect facial markings?

exposure to sun (darken skin, more lines/wrinkles, firmer); smoking; chemical exposure

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How does changes in weight affect facial markings?

can strain skin, lessen markings, sagging, etc.

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What is the Nasolabial Sulcus?

Acquired: origin is superior of wing of nose extending to side of mouth

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What is the transverse frontal Sulci?

Acquired: furrows crossing forehead, due to occipitofrontalis

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What is the interciliary Sulci?

Acquired: vertical and/or transverse furrows btwn eyebrows

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What is the optic facial sulci?

Acquired: “crows feet” wrinkles, furrows at the corner of the eye

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What are superior & inferior palpebral sulci?

Acquired: furrows of superior and inferior borders of the eyelid

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What are the bucco-facial sulcus?

Acquired: vertical furrow of the cheek

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What are the mandibular sulcus?

Acquired: furrow beneath jawline, rising vertically on the cheek

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What is the labial sulci?

Acquired: vertical furrows of the lips, extends from red lip to fleshy lip

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What is the platysmal sulci?

Acquired: transverse dipping furrow of the neck

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What are the cords of the neck?

Acquired: vertical prominence of the neck