Cosmetic

270) Which of the following describes the FRANKFORT LINE in aesthetic facial surgery?

A. Superior margin of the tragus to the infraorbital rim (lateral plane)
B. Line connecting the ear lobule to the subnasale (lateral plane)
C. A line parallel to the Gonzales-Ulloa line (lateral plane)
D. A line connecting both infraorbital rims (frontal plane)
E. A line connecting both upper eyelids (frontal plane)




REFERENCES & ANSWER


Ridley M. B, VanHook S.M.: Aesthetic Facial Proportions, Chapter 9 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 99-108, 2002
Ridley M. B, VanHook S.M.: Aesthetic Facial Proportions, Chapter 11 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 119-133, 2009

Zimbler M.S.: Aesthetic Facial Analysis, chapter 19  in Cummings Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fifth edition, Volume one, Mosby Elsevier, 2010, pp.269-280



270) A       Superior margin of the tragus to the infraorbital rim (lateral plane)