Morphometric Analysis of Lip Dimensions in a Healthy Albanian Population of Southeastern Kosovo

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Miranda Sejdiu Abazi, Saranda Sejdiu Sadiku, Zlatko Georgiev, Jeta Kelmendi, Arben Abazi, Agim Prokshaj

 
For citation: Abazi MS, Sadiku SS, Georgiev Z, Kelmendi J, Abazi A, Prokshaj A. Morphometric Analysis of Lip Dimensions in a Healthy Albanian Population of Southeastern Kosovo. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2025;15(2):396-399. doi:10.21103/Article15(2)_OA21
 
Originally published June 5, 2025
 

Abstract: 

Background: Facial appearance plays a crucial role in social acceptance and overall quality of life. Traits such as size and shape are measured by morphometry, the quantitative analysis of form. This study aimed to evaluate the morphometric characteristics of lips among healthy Albanian adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.
Methods and Results: Participants were free from lip inflammation, deformities, surgical scars, active lesions, or hypersensitivity to cosmetic products. Lip dimensions were recorded using a digital Vernier caliper and measured from lip prints taken before the study.
In female participants, the average lip length was 4.95±0.43 cm, whereas in males, it was 5.22±0.59 cm. Regarding lip width, the upper and lower lip width in females measured 1.09±0.17 cm, while in males, the upper lip width was 1.15±0.23 cm and the lower lip width was 1.14±0.23 cm. Male adolescents exhibited longer and marginally wider lips than females.
Conclusion: These findings contribute to baseline data for anthropometric standards in the Albanian population and may be relevant in fields such as cosmetic dermatology, orthodontics, and forensic science.

Keywords: 
lip length • lip width • morphometry • facial analysis • adolescent population
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Received April 14, 2025.
Accepted June 1, 2025.
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