Evaluation of Influence of Individual Facial Aesthetic Subunits on the Congnition of Facial Attractiveness in Public

대중의 얼굴 매력도 인지에 미치는 개별 안면 미학단위의 영향에 대한 평가

  • Lee, Ho-Bin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Hyang (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Soo (Y&T Plastic Surgery Clinic) ;
  • Rhee, Seung-Chul (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University)
  • 이호빈 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 이수향 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 김지수 (압구정 와이앤티 성형외과) ;
  • 이승철 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.05.24
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.07.10

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 ${\pm}$ 9.8 years). $x^2$-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 $R^2$=0.421, F=6.39, p=0.000 < 0.05) and 22.7% in lateral face (Adjusted $R^2$=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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