Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood

We are currently investigating measurable esthetic characteristics in persons considered “attractive” by the media. Three-dimensional soft-tissue facial asymmetry was quantified in 380 attractive (148 males, 232 females) and 669 control (397 males, 272 females) healthy persons aged 4–30 years. The c...

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Main Authors:	Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario, Gaia Grandi, Luca Pisoni, Chiarella Sforza, Alberto Laino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:	Symmetry
Subjects:	attractiveness face symmetry three-dimensional
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/4/1925/

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spelling	doaj-8d43d6108ea54ab28e6262a6de0b5acf2020-11-24T22:50:31ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942010-11-01241925194410.3390/sym2041925Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young AdulthoodVirgilio Ferruccio FerrarioGaia GrandiLuca PisoniChiarella SforzaAlberto LainoWe are currently investigating measurable esthetic characteristics in persons considered “attractive” by the media. Three-dimensional soft-tissue facial asymmetry was quantified in 380 attractive (148 males, 232 females) and 669 control (397 males, 272 females) healthy persons aged 4–30 years. The coordinates of 50 facial landmarks were collected by a computerized digitizer, and asymmetry computed. Soft-tissue facial asymmetries reduced as a function of age in all cases. Attractive children were more symmetric than control children, but the reverse was true for young adults. The effect of symmetry on attractiveness seems to change as a function of age. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/4/1925/attractivenessfacesymmetrythree-dimensional
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author	Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario Gaia Grandi Luca Pisoni Chiarella Sforza Alberto Laino
spellingShingle	Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario Gaia Grandi Luca Pisoni Chiarella Sforza Alberto Laino Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood Symmetry attractiveness face symmetry three-dimensional
author_facet	Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario Gaia Grandi Luca Pisoni Chiarella Sforza Alberto Laino
author_sort	Virgilio Ferruccio Ferrario
title	Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood
title_short	Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood
title_full	Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood
title_fullStr	Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood
title_full_unstemmed	Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood
title_sort	three-dimensional facial asymmetry in attractive and normal people from childhood to young adulthood
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Symmetry
issn	2073-8994
publishDate	2010-11-01
description	We are currently investigating measurable esthetic characteristics in persons considered “attractive” by the media. Three-dimensional soft-tissue facial asymmetry was quantified in 380 attractive (148 males, 232 females) and 669 control (397 males, 272 females) healthy persons aged 4–30 years. The coordinates of 50 facial landmarks were collected by a computerized digitizer, and asymmetry computed. Soft-tissue facial asymmetries reduced as a function of age in all cases. Attractive children were more symmetric than control children, but the reverse was true for young adults. The effect of symmetry on attractiveness seems to change as a function of age.
topic	attractiveness face symmetry three-dimensional
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/4/1925/
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Three-Dimensional Facial Asymmetry in Attractive and Normal People from Childhood to Young Adulthood

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