Bizygomatic width

Cheekbone-to-cheekbone width

Bizygomatic width

Zygomatic bone (Commons). Bizygomatic width is cheekbone span — a FWHR numerator.
Field	Anatomy
Also known as	zygion–zygion, facial width

Bizygomatic width is the distance between the most lateral points of the zygomatic bones (zygion–zygion). It is the usual numerator of facial width-to-height ratio and the “how wide is the face” number. Fat and camera distortion lie; a CT does not.

On camera

Lighting and facial fat change how wide zygos read. The bone is the zygomatic bone and arch. See facial width-to-height ratio and cheekbones.

See also

• Zygomatic bone
• Bigonial width
• Facial width-to-height ratio
• Cheekbones

References

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