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Background: The present study was aimed to analyze the morphometric measurements of upper extremity dimensions and estimate the total body surface area, hand and palm area in healthy subjects aged between 18-25 years. Materials and Methods: After taking hand tracing, the length and width measurements were performed, and hand-palm indexes were calculated from 407 adult subjects (243 females; 164 males) aged 18 to 25 years. Also, arm span, height and weight were measured. Additionally, total body surface area was calculated using DuBois Formula and hand and palm area was estimated from hand tracing and the percent of hand and palm surface area were formulated. Results: In females, the mean values of age, weight, height, BMI and arm span were found as 19.68±2.42 years, 55.96±8.32 kg, 164.12±5.93 cm and 20.79±3.03 kg/m2 and 1.60±0.06 m, respectively, whereas the same values were 20.22±3.40 years, 71.48±11.98 kg, 176.96±6.26 cm, 22.80±3.44 kg/m2, and 1.76±0.05 m, respectively in males. Moreover, the significant difference was found between measurements such as height, weight, body mass index and arm span and gender. Total body surface area was estimated as 1.88±0.16 m2 and 1.60±0.12 m2 in males and females, respectively. Also, hand area of males was found as 156.31±11.25 m2 and 154.71±11.92 m2 in right and left side, respectively, whereas the corresponding value of females was measured as 128.15±11.14 m2 and 125.56±10.80 m2 in right and left side, respectively. Palm area of males was estimated 88.30±8.11 m2 and 87.52±8.61 m2 in right and left side, respectively. The same values of females were 71.51±6.19 m2 and 70.24±1.60 m2 in right and left side, respectively. However, there were significant difference in measurements of hand area, palm area, total body surface area, the percents of hand and palm surface area between gender. The hand index was found as 42.33±2.97 (right), 41.67±2.91 (left) in females, whereas the same values were established as 41.95±3.56 (right) and 42.03±2.64 (left) in males. Conclusions: The observations presented in present study, can provide principal knowledge about anatomic parameters. They need to be taken into consideration when surgical procedures are performed in hand region for female and male population. Also, the total body surface area, the percents of hand and palm surface area, hand and palm area values help to determine burns area, or extent of burn and wounds. Moreover, we can say that differences between measurements can depend on some factors such as gender, age, race, ethnic groups, geographical situations.