Chapter 5: Face Profiles-Vertical/Convex/Concave

Basic Linear Forms

Convex profile Concave profile Vertical/balanced

Combinations (variations) of the basic forms The three basic linear forms serve as a basis for the six combination profiles:

Convex-concave Convex-vertical Concave-vertical Concave-convex Vertical-convex Vertical-concave

Vertical/balanced-normal

The chin, forehead, and upper lip all project to an imaginary line. Not any one feature protrudes or recedes more than the other two

Vertical-convex

The forehead and eyebrows project equally to an imaginary line, and the chin recedes less than the superior mucous membrane

Vertical-concave

The forehead and eyebrows project to an imaginary line, and the chin protrudes more than the superior mucous membrane

Concave-convex

The forehead protrudes beyond the eyebrows and the chin recedes from the plane of the upper lip

Concave profile-Least common type

The forehead protrudes beyond the eyebrows, and the chin protrudes beyond the Infantine Retrousse plane of the upper lip

Concave-vertical

The forehead protrudes beyond the eyebrows, while the upper lip and chin project equally to an imaginary vertical line

Convex-concave

The forehead recedes from the eyebrows and the chin protrudes beyond the plane of the upper lip

Convex-vertical

The forehead recedes from the eyebrows, while the chin and upper lip project equally to an imaginary vertical line

Convex profile-Most common type

The forehead recedes posteriorly from the eyebrows, while the chin recedes from the plane of the upper lip