Visage - Facial Features of the Cheeks - Physiognomy, Signs and Meanings

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Facial Features in the Area of the Cheeks

Explanations of Facial Features in the Cheeks Area

The cheekbones are actually parts of the maxilla and the zygomatic bones, and particularly the parts that form the orbit of the eye socket.

Height of Cheek Bones:

High cheekbones - the cheekbones are especially close to the eyeballs almost crowding the eyesocket
Low cheekbones - the cheekbones are especially low, away from the eyeballs

Distance Between Cheeks:

Close together - the cheek area is especially narrow for the face and the cheekbones are closer to the nose
Far apart - the cheek area is especially wide for the face with the cheekbones extending laterally

Miscellaneous Cheek Signs

Round cheeks - the cheeks are especially rounded and full, smoothing out the cheekbones - the "Far apart" illustration also has rounded cheeks, but the others do not
Nasolabial furrow beyond lip corners - the nasolabial furrow is that wrinkle running vertically from the area of the nasal wings to the area of the lip corners - check this box if the nasolabial furrow runs lower than the lip corners