Title: What is forward facial growth and how to measure it? - My Posture and Orthodontics Blog
Headings: What is forward facial growth and how to measure it?
What is forward facial growth and how to measure it?
How to Measure Forward Growth?

Content: The further the face is forward of that line the more the face is forward grown. How to Measure Forward Growth? This method, called the Facial Plane in Photometric Analysis, makes testing and appreciating forward growth very easy. Nonetheless, as simple and clear as this measurement is, it does not provide any figures to work with and is significantly prone to error because it requires the head to be completely level. Since forward head posture has become pandemic, most people subconsciously tilt their heads’ backward. This moves the upper part of the head backward and the bottom forward, making the test results incorrect. Hence, a person with a recessed face and forward head posture will appear to have a forward grown face with this test. Due to muscle imbalances, correcting this before taking a picture is very difficult. With enough information however, it’s possible to correct it after, by tilting the picture to level the head. Nonetheless, the results will look awkward.