diff --git a/vcg/complex/base.h b/vcg/complex/base.h
index 4a56a427..fc178f79 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/base.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/base.h
@@ -637,11 +637,21 @@ bool HasPerMeshAttribute(const MeshType &m,   std::string   name){
         return (ai!= m.mesh_attr.end() ) ;
 }
 
-template <class MeshType> void RequireCompactness    (MeshType &m) {
-  if(m.vert.size()!=size_t(m.vn)) throw vcg::MissingCompactnessException("Vertex Vector Contains deleted elements");
-  if(m.edge.size()!=size_t(m.en)) throw vcg::MissingCompactnessException("Edge Vector Contains deleted elements");
+template <class MeshType> void RequireVertexCompactness (MeshType &m) {
+    if(m.vert.size()!=size_t(m.vn)) throw vcg::MissingCompactnessException("Vertex Vector Contains deleted elements");
+}
+template <class MeshType> void RequireFaceCompactness   (MeshType &m) {
   if(m.face.size()!=size_t(m.fn)) throw vcg::MissingCompactnessException("Face Vector Contains deleted elements");
 }
+template <class MeshType> void RequireEdgeCompactness   (MeshType &m) {
+	if(m.edge.size()!=size_t(m.en)) throw vcg::MissingCompactnessException("Edge Vector Contains deleted elements");
+}
+
+template <class MeshType> void RequireCompactness       (MeshType &m) {
+	RequireVertexCompactness<MeshType>(m);
+	RequireFaceCompactness<MeshType>  (m);
+	RequireEdgeCompactness<MeshType>  (m);
+}
 
 template <class MeshType> void RequireTriangularMesh (MeshType &m ) { if( tri::HasPolyInfo( m ) ) throw vcg::MissingTriangularRequirementException("");}
 template <class MeshType> void RequirePolygonalMesh (MeshType &m )  { if(!tri::HasPolyInfo( m ) ) throw vcg::MissingPolygonalRequirementException("");}