RA Natural & Acquired Facial

• S-submental sulcus
• L- labiomental sulcus
• A- angulus oris sulcus
• P-philtrum

• D-dimples
• O- oblique palpebral sulcus
• N-nasolabial fold
• N- nasal sulcus
• A- angulus oris eminences

• N- nasolabial sulcus
• T-transverse frontal sulci
• N-chords of the neck
• B-bucco-facial sulci
• I-inferior palpebral sulcus
• O-optical facial sulci
• M-mandibular sulci
• P-platysmal sulci

• L-labial sulci
• S-superior palpebral sulci
• I-inferior palpebral sulcus

those present at birth

those which may develop with age

a linear crevice in the skin accompanied by bordering elevations; a wrinkle; they may appear as fine tracings in the skin which are barely visible

an elongated depression on a surface plane of the face

an elongated prominence of flesh; it abuts convexly against an adjacent surface; it is also used to describe sagging tissue between two furrows

used to describe a furrow, wrinkle or grove it is a depression or indention a sulcus may be considered the opposite of an eminence

sulcus

a prominence, projection, protusion, bump or bulge, an eminence may be described as the opposite of a sulcus

eminence

is the vertical grove on the central plane of the upper lip, it is very shallow, it resembles a parenthesis, the philtrum may be obscured in old age

a prominence of the anterior part of the cheek; it runs from the superior margin of the nasal wing, to the side of the mouth, it usually disappears at the line of lip closure

the small angular area formed by the posterior margin of the nasal wing and the superior end of the naso labial fold; often, it is best seen in profile

a shallow curving grove originating below the inner canthus of the eye; a darkened groove it moves oblique downward and lateral in direction

a small triangular shaped depression immediately adjacent to the line of the lip closure; it recedes into the depth of the line of lip closure

a sm. convex prominence which begins on the upper integumentary lip; it begins medially (and superiorly) to the line of the lip closure; it moves obliquely downward and disappears; it has no definte borders; its presence is essential to proper mouth expression

it is formed by the junction of the lower lip and chin; its linear form is and arc; an acquired furrow may develop at the same location

lies at the junction of the base of the chin and the submandibular area; may develop into an acquired furrow

shallow deprssions found in the soft tissues of the cheeks or chin; may have two forms round or vertical; dimples on the cheeks are only visible when smiling

a furrow which may develop along the medial margin of the nasolabial fold; it orginates from the superior margin of the nasal wing

the furrows across the forehead which may appear as fine tracings; they may mimic the form of the eye brows; they often vary in direction and spacing; the medial curvature may dip or arc

vertical or horizontal markings between the eyebrows; transverse intercillary culci often indicate concentration; verticle intercillary sulci often are used to indicate frowning

crow's feet, they radiate form the lateral end of the eye; they may appear straight or curved

the furrow of the upper attached margin of the (closed) upper eye lid; it may be continuous or only partially present

the furrow of the lower attached border of the (open or closed) lower eye lid; it will be shorter than the superior palpebral sulcus

may be single and convex (turkey wattle); or in pairs with a concavity in the middle (associated with the digastricus muscle) the folds of the skin are always vertical in direction; they may appear as vertical convex ridges; found only on older persons

this is a vertical and slightly curved furrow in the soft tissues of the cheeks; it usually originates above the line of lip closure and may extend slightly below the line of lip closure

this acquired feature originates below the jaw line and extends upward on each cheek; they are lateral to the nasolabial fold

a double chin; the greatly dipping furrows of the neck; they appear across the neck and often extend upward; they may vary in length

fine vertical furrows which cross the mucous membrane and are part of the integumentary lip; furrows of age