Education series
The 17 Measurements
Every number RealSmile shows is a read on a photo, not a verdict on a person.
One short video per metric: what it measures, what it is not, and whether you can actually change it — or only change how it reads in a photo. The only number we ever call validated is the Impression Percentile; none of these 17 geometry readings is a rank. New episodes are added here as they go live.
What is canthal tilt — and can you actually change it?
This one is bone — camera height and head tilt change the read, not creams or exercises.
Hunter eyes — what the measurement actually reads
Mostly bone, but lid puffiness and brow position shift it — and expression moves the read a lot.
Facial thirds — are yours balanced, and does it matter?
Vertical proportions are bone — hair and brow framing change how they read in a photo, not the thirds.
Jawline angle — how much of it is really bone?
Roughly 70% posture and body fat — most of the visible win is the cheap part; bone caps the rest.
Wide-set vs close-set eyes — what spacing really means
Orbital position is bone — wide or close is variation, not worse.
FWHR — the width-to-height ratio, without the hype
Skull width is fixed — the ratio reads narrower as body fat drops.
Facial symmetry — why the camera exaggerates it
Most "asymmetry" is asymmetric lighting and angle, not your bone.
Nose proportion — what a front-on photo can and cannot say
Cartilage and bone — angle and lens height change the read; nothing you apply does.
Upper-to-lower lip ratio — the honest read
Base shape is genetic — hydration and a relaxed mouth move the look a little.
Brow arch — the one measurement you can change this week
Pure grooming — the single fastest visible change on the face.
Brow-eye proximity — grooming, not genetics
Grooming and lid framing — genuinely changeable now.
Chin proportion — projection, posture, and the lens
Chin projection is bone — lens height and posture change how it reads in a photo.
Philtrum ratio — the nose-to-lip distance explained
Bone plus soft tissue — a lens at eye level changes the read, not the distance itself.
Jaw taper — what body fat hides and reveals
Bone sets the taper — body fat blurs it or reveals it.
Midface ratio — why camera angle moves this number
Midface length is bone — camera angle changes the read; nothing else does.
Facial proportion balance — a composite, not a verdict
A composite of fixed bone proportions — framing changes what the eye reads as balanced.
Orbital tilt symmetry — usually the head, not the face
Orbital bone — most "tilt asymmetry" is a tilted head in the shot.
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