Nasal tip alterations and their impact on perceived aesthetics and self-esteem: an eye-tracking and questionnaire-based study.

Autor: Tanaka, Orlando Motohiro, Hartmann, Giovani Ceron, Gasparello, Gil Guilherme, Acciaris, Fabio, Obal, Vinícius, Camargo, Elisa Souza, Pithon, Matheus Melo
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Zdroj: European Journal of Plastic Surgery; 7/26/2024, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p
Abstrakt: Background: The impact of nasal aesthetics on facial and smile attractiveness, as well as its influence on social perceptions, has not been adequately evaluated or understood. This study used eye-tracking and questionnaire to analyze people's visual perceptions in smiling and non-smiling patients with changes in the tip of the nose. Methods: Two profile images were used, one smiling and non-smiling. The photos were edited in Photoshop to adjust the nose. The raters received guidance on using the eye-tracking hardware and then answered a questionnaire about psychosocial perceptions. Results: For the happiness variable, the images with a smiling model were rated statistically differently (p < 0.001). Regarding self-esteem, differences were perceived when comparing the smiling and non-smiling images with a medium steep nose, also, there was a difference between smiling images at less and medium steep nose versus compared to smiling steeper nose (p < 0.001). Conclusions : Images featuring a smile were perceived as happier than those without a smile. A more pronounced tip droop when smiling correlated with the lowest self-esteem ratings. Eye-tracking results consistently focused on the eyes and smile across all images. Level of Evidence: Not gradable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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