Long face Increased height of face Long face Vertical overgrowth of face UMLS:C1836047 Vertical hyperplasia of face Increased length of face Long facies Facial height (length) is more than 2 standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, an apparent increase in the height (length) of the face (subjective). Vertical enlargement of face Vertical elongation of face Increased vertical dimension of face HP:0000276 Vertical Facial Excess HP:0000334 Vertical excess of face Elongation of face Objective measurement of the face height is made with sliding calipers from the nasion, just above the depth of the nasal root, to the gnathion, the inferior border of the mandible, both in the midline. Note that long face is distinct from narrow face. Abnormal facial shape