Raters perceived recipients to look younger but not necessarily more attractive.
Patients choose facial cosmetic surgery to look younger and more attractive. Until now, there has been little available data to demonstrate that this objective is being met. To measure the degree of perceived age change and improved attractiveness following aesthetic facial surgical procedures, these authors had observers blinded to the study objective assess before and after photographs of 49 patients who underwent facial cosmetic surgery at a single cosmetic surgery practice.
Four photographs of each patient, including before and after frontal and right lateral views, were selected for analysis. Fifty blinded raters assessed 49 pairs of photographs each. Raters saw either before or after photographs of each patient. The raters scored each …
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DisclosuresConsultant / Advisory boardAmway
Editorial boards JAMA Dermatology; Dermatologic Surgery; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology; Lasers in Medical Science; Skin Therapy Letter
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Health Care Finance Committee); American College of Mohs Surgery (Board of Directors); American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (Board of Directors)
DisclosuresConsultant / Advisory boardAmway
Editorial boards JAMA Dermatology; Dermatologic Surgery; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology; Lasers in Medical Science; Skin Therapy Letter
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Health Care Finance Committee); American College of Mohs Surgery (Board of Directors); American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (Board of Directors)