dear Looksmaxxers...
The philtrum is one of the most crucial parts of our face, they either define a good looking and harmonious face or a bad one. It usually is very underrated, but its causes are way wider than the expectations.
The philtrum is the midline groove in the upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose. The way the philtrum appears is determined genetically.
Lenghts
First, it's very important to understand that the lengths of the philtrum are more strict for women
It is usually prefered for a woman to have a 11-13 millimiters long philtrum, while for men it's usually 15 millimiters.
Yes, from a recent study it is found that a philtrum tends to gain 0.5 mm of length every 10 years.
Surgeries and shortening methods
You have a long philtrum? Don't worry, there are many methods which help shortening the philtrum
- Natural methods
There are 2 natural methods
There is also one surgery which could help with shortening a philtrum, it is also a pretty good one,
it is called lip lift.
Ratios
The philtrum causes many difference in the level of facial aesthetics and harmony, let's see some common ratios which include the length of the philtrum.
- Chin to philtrum ratio, it consists on the length from the subnasal to the line between the top and the lower lip, it is usually prefered for men to have a 1:2 ratio and for women a 1:1.5 one.
- Midface ratio, basically measures the space between the two pupils and the one between the middle of the interpupillary one to the margin of the upper lip. What does this have to do with the philtrum? Well, if you have a long philtrum it's more likely for you to fail this ratio, such as the dude in this picture. A 1:1 ratio is best.
In the vast majority of world's population with a long philtrum, with all of its imperfections and subhumans (to spice it up), yes. It does hurt, but it's true, and this is what blackpill is.
But what's that small percentage in which you aren't cooked if you have a long philtrum? Well, that's the case when you have perfect midface ratios, when the midface is perfect even with to not ideal length of your philtrum, and at that point your philtrum's length doesn't matter at all for the midface, you would only ruin the philtrum-to-chin ratio. This is the case of Zac Efron, (And me (Don't worry my ego is not that big)) which manages to look good even with a long philtrum
The philtrum is one of the most crucial parts of our face, they either define a good looking and harmonious face or a bad one. It usually is very underrated, but its causes are way wider than the expectations.
The philtrum is the midline groove in the upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose. The way the philtrum appears is determined genetically.
Lenghts
First, it's very important to understand that the lengths of the philtrum are more strict for women
It is usually prefered for a woman to have a 11-13 millimiters long philtrum, while for men it's usually 15 millimiters.
| Gender | Ideal length |
| Female | 11-13 mm |
| Male | 15 mm |
Yes, from a recent study it is found that a philtrum tends to gain 0.5 mm of length every 10 years.
Surgeries and shortening methods
You have a long philtrum? Don't worry, there are many methods which help shortening the philtrum
- Natural methods
There are 2 natural methods
- Mewing, mewing can help shorten the philtrum, why's that? Well, since in most cases a long philtrum is the result of a recessed mandible, since mewing consists on placing the tongue on the roof of your mouth, and by consequence getting a better jaw developement, it results in a shorter philtrum. Still, mewing is effective only if you are under 18, after this age the jaw is fully grown and it won't really change by mewing
- ?Facial excersises?, yeah, you may also try facial excersises on youtube, this could be useful, since in some cases a long philtrum is caused by muscles which lost it's elasticity or such stuff, but this is only the case if you are aging.
There is also one surgery which could help with shortening a philtrum, it is also a pretty good one,
it is called lip lift.
| Philtrum reduction methods | |
| Natural methods | Surgeries |
| - Mewing - Facial excersises | - Lip lift |
Ratios
The philtrum causes many difference in the level of facial aesthetics and harmony, let's see some common ratios which include the length of the philtrum.
- Chin to philtrum ratio, it consists on the length from the subnasal to the line between the top and the lower lip, it is usually prefered for men to have a 1:2 ratio and for women a 1:1.5 one.
- Midface ratio, basically measures the space between the two pupils and the one between the middle of the interpupillary one to the margin of the upper lip. What does this have to do with the philtrum? Well, if you have a long philtrum it's more likely for you to fail this ratio, such as the dude in this picture. A 1:1 ratio is best.
| Ratio | Ideal |
| Chin-to-philtrum ratio | 1:2 for men 1:1.5 for women |
| Midface ratio | 1:1 |
In the vast majority of world's population with a long philtrum, with all of its imperfections and subhumans (to spice it up), yes. It does hurt, but it's true, and this is what blackpill is.
But what's that small percentage in which you aren't cooked if you have a long philtrum? Well, that's the case when you have perfect midface ratios, when the midface is perfect even with to not ideal length of your philtrum, and at that point your philtrum's length doesn't matter at all for the midface, you would only ruin the philtrum-to-chin ratio. This is the case of Zac Efron, (And me (Don't worry my ego is not that big)) which manages to look good even with a long philtrum
