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{{Short description|Middle facial third; compact vs long midface}}
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{{Infobox term
{{Infobox term
| image        = Human skull front bones numbered.svg
| caption      = Anterior facial skeleton
| name = Midface
| name = Midface
| also = midface ratio, compact midface, long midface
| also = midface ratio, compact midface, long midface

Latest revision as of 01:18, 10 September 2026

Midface
Midface
Anterior facial skeleton
Field Face
Also known as midface ratio, compact midface, long midface


The midface is the middle of the face: roughly brows to the base of the nose, or pupils to upper lip — the boards do not use one formula. Bones: maxilla, nasal bones, zygomatic bone. Looksmaxxing treats a compact (short, projected) midface as youthful and a long midface as a hard failo.[1]

Ratios (incompatible on purpose)

Common scene recipes, not interchangeable:

  • Interpupillary distance ÷ pupil-to-upper-lip height (compact if the width number is relatively large).
  • Midface length as a share of total face height.
  • Classical middle third (glabella to subnasale) vs the other thirds.

Rating apps pick a cutoff and sell it. Clinical analysis still uses thirds/fifths, not a single “midface score.”[1] IPD is orbital spacing; you do not mew it narrower.

Softmax vs bone

Beard weight, a shorter philtrum in photos, hair off the forehead (makes the whole face longer, so the midface is a smaller share), and leanness change the reading. Moving the maxilla is bimaxillary osteotomy / palate expansion territory.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 What Is the Midface Ratio? A Surgeon's Honest Guide. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.