Journal article
The Public Face of Rhinoplasty: Impact on Perceived Attractiveness and Personality
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963), v 142(4), pp 881-887
01 Oct 2018
PMID: 30252808
Abstract
The authors assess the impact of rhinoplasty on public perception of a patient's appearance and personality.
A survey was created using standardized before-and-after photographs of 10 Caucasian women who had undergone primary rhinoplasty. Photographs of two additional women who had not undergone facial surgery were randomly included as controls, for a total of 12 survey items. Preoperative and postoperative photographs were placed side by side. The survey was administered by means of crowd-sourcing. Respondents were asked to evaluate which photograph better represented 11 traits of appearance or personality, according to a seven-point Likert scale. A score of 1 meant the preoperative photograph was much better, 7 meant the postoperative photograph was much better, and 4 meant no difference. T tests and analyses of variance were used to evaluate rating changes for each trait and differences between demographic groups.
There were 264 responses received. Averaged scores across the 10 survey patients produced a value for each appearance or personality trait. In 10 of 11 categories (i.e., symmetry, youthfulness, facial harmony, likeability, trustworthiness, confidence, femininity, attractiveness, approachability, and intelligence), the postoperative photograph was significantly favorable compared with the preoperative photograph (p < 0.00001). The preoperative photograph was rated higher only in aggressiveness (p < 0.001). The same scores were calculated for the controls; no significant difference in any category was seen except confidence, where the right image was viewed as more confident (mean, 4.19; p < 0.005).
Aesthetic rhinoplasty improves the public perception of a person's appearance and personality in multiple aspects.
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- Title
- The Public Face of Rhinoplasty: Impact on Perceived Attractiveness and Personality
- Creators
- Stephen M Lu - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchDavid T Hsu - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchAdam D Perry - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchLyle S Leipziger - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchArmen K Kasabian - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchScott P Bartlett - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchCharles H Thorne - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchP Niclas Broer - Penn Center for AIDS ResearchNeil Tanna - Penn Center for AIDS Research
- Publication Details
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963), v 142(4), pp 881-887
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000451341600063
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85060029422
- Other Identifier
- 991022008085804721
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- Surgery