Evaluation of Influence of Individual Facial Aesthetic Subunits on the Congnition of Facial Attractiveness in Public.
- Author:
Ho Bin LEE
1
;
Soo Hyang LEE
;
Ji Soo KIM
;
Seung Chul RHEE
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Gyounggi, Korea. rheesc@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Facial attractiveness;
Aesthetic subunit;
Facial beauty
- MeSH:
Cognition;
Female;
Humans;
Models, Theoretical;
Surgery, Plastic
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2010;37(4):361-368
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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). chi-square-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.
