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KMID : 0358820100370040361
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Journal of Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2010 Volume.37 No. 4 p.361 ~ p.368
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Evaluation of Influence of Individual Facial Aesthetic Subunits on the Congnition of Facial Attractiveness in Public
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Lee Ho-Bin
Lee Soo-Hyang
Rhee Seung-Chul
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Abstract
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Purpose: Authors tried to analyze the influence of individual facial aesthetic subunits on the cognition of facial attractiveness in public and suggest a mathematical model which explain the facial attractiveness.
Methods: Independent facial aesthetic subunits are extracted from facial photographs from three women(11 frontal and 7 lateral aesthetic subunits). Each facial subunits of three women are rated in terms of relative rank by 164 peoples(68 man and 96 woman, average age was 32.4, and ranged ± 9.8 years). x2-test and categorical regression analysis were performed.
Results: There was no difference in the aesthetic preference in terms of ages or sexes in large. Beautification of individual aesthetic subunits can predict the overall facial attractiveness up to 42.1% in frontal face(Adjusted R2= 0.421, F=6.39, p=0.000<0.05) and 22.7% in lateral face (Adjusted R2=0.227, F=4.42, p=0.000<0.05). Aesthetic appearance of eyes(p=0.001), upper face(p=0.034) in frontal face and midface(p=0.000) in lateral face are statistically important factors in the cognition of facial attractiveness.
Conclusion: Authors experimently proved that harmony and balance among facial aesthetic subunits are the most important factors, in embarking on facial aesthetic plastic surgery, for better enhancement of facial attractiveness.
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KEYWORD
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Facial attractiveness, Aesthetic subunit, Facial beauty
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