Abstract: This paper presents the means, sexual differences and developmental features of linear measurements between facial landmarks taken from 1116 children (2-7 years). Growth curves of the measurements rise with age, and exist 1-2 spurts separately. These curves show that the male's faces are greater than the female's after the age of 2. This should be considered when doing facial operations on children in clinical practice.

Key words: Anthropometry; Face; Infant; Preschool child; Sichuan