Triangular face

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One type of human face shape

title: "Triangular face" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["facial-features"] description: "One type of human face shape" topic_path: "general/facial-features" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_face" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary One type of human face shape ::

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A triangular face, in the simplest sense, is a human face shape with a lower half that becomes relatively thin, approaching an appearance of a triangle with a tip facing downwards. It is not necessarily caused by any disease, but is common in individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

In a broader sense, triangular face encompasses a constellation of a hypoplastic face with prominent zygomatic arches, orbital hypertelorism, sunken cheeks, down-turned mouth, and occasionally brownish facial discolouration.

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References

  1. (2008). "Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)". Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  2. This constellation is characteristic of [[Mulibrey nanism]], but has also been described in [[Russell-Silver syndrome]] and [[Turner syndrome]].[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Triangular+Face TheFreeDictionary.com > Triangular Face] citing: Segen's Medical Dictionary. Copyright 2011

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