Estimation and correlation of individual facial height and total body height

Background: Balance in physical proportions is one the most important criteria for ideal esthetics. Facial features play a vital role in esthetics. However there are various facial heights like upper facial height (UFH), middle facial height (MFH) and lower facial height (LFH). Aim: To access correlation between individual total body height (TBH) and various facial heights (UFH, MFH and LFH). Objectives: To correlate total, upper, middle, lower third facial height with individuals total body height. To find out gender significance present if any. Materials and method: A total of 1000 students with equal sex distribution were examined, using a measuring tape. One observer measured all the various heights of all the individuals. Another observer recorded all the observations. Conclusions: Males were observed to have more TBH, TFH, UFH, MFH and LFH. Facial proportions of the samples did not match the normal acceptable proportions. No significant Correlation was found in relation to TBH v/s TFH, UFH, MFH and LFH. In majority of samples as TBH increased TFH, MFH and LFH increased till 180cms. In majority of samples as TBH increased UFH decreased. Thus TBH can be a precursor for TFH, MFH and LFH. Even though females had lesser TBH in comparison to males, deviation of UFH & MFH was observed to be highest in females. Since there was a reasonable deviation observed both in males and females in relation to LFH in comparison UFH AND LFH, LFH can be considered a more reliable indicator for TBH and TFH.