Abstract:

This study was aimed to describe and compare to age related changes facial and nasal types in Anatolian men; who were young adult, adult and elderly of three groups. A total of 300 healthy volunteer men (100 between 20-40 years; 100 between 40-60 years and 100 60-up years) were selected using random sampling method. All of the men were taken photograph in the Frankfurt horizontal plane position, same photographic machine and distance (1.5 meter). All the photos were measured by using Image J programme. After calculating classic facial and nose index for all subjects the most facial and nose type were hyperleptoprosopic type (%48, 48 and 62) and medium nose (%59, 48 and 48). There were no statistically significant differences in face types according to age groups (p=0,130). The young adult group were %22 narrow, %59 medium and %19 broad nose; for adult group were %14 narrow, %48 medium, %35 broad and %3 very broad nose and for the elderly group were %17 narrow, %48 medium, %29 broad and %6 very broad nose. There were statistically significant differences in nose types according to age groups (p=0,046). Data collected in the present study could serve as a data base for the human facial and nasal morphology during normal growth, development and aging. Orthofacial surgery planning, craniofacial alteration, facial reconstruction surgery, forensic anthropology in personal identification may also useful from age based data banks.

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