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Facial Aesthetics and the Emotions They Portray

By: Dr.Vladimir Grigoryants

A study in a recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), found that variations in eyebrow shape, eyelid position, and wrinkles significantly impact how your facial expressions, and subsequent mood, are perceived by others.

Many of those seeking Los Angeles plastic surgery for the face tell their doctors, other people tell them that they look tired even though they don’t feel that way. The study showed that variations in eyebrow contour, drooping of the upper eyelid, and wrinkles may be conveying facial expressions that don’t necessarily match how patients are feeling.

In the study, a standardized photo of a youthful face was digitally altered to change a number of variables, including eyebrow shape and position; upper and lower eyelid position; upper eyelid drooping and removal of excess skin; and facial wrinkles. Twenty health care workers were given 16 photos and asked to rate, on a scale of 0 to 5, the presence of seven expressions or emotions: tiredness, happiness, surprise, anger, sadness, disgust, and fear. The results for each altered photo were compared with scores from the original unaltered photo. Overall, eyebrow shape had a greater influence than absolute position on perceived mood.

Tiredness
Drooping of the upper eyelid was the biggest indicator of tiredness, according to the study. Simulating skin removal of the upper eyelid, as performed in some Los Angeles eyelid surgery procedures, but not correcting accompanying eyelid ptosis (drooping), resulted in an increase in the perception of tiredness (and sadness). Photos that included an overall elevation of the eyebrows or an increase in the distance between the eyebrow and upper eyelid also increased the perception of tiredness.

Anger & Disgust
Lowering or slanting the inner corner of the eyebrows towards the nose, as well as adding forehead winkles significantly increased the perceived facial expressions of anger and disgust.

Fear & Surprise
Raising the upper eyelids produced an increase in the perception of surprise and fear. Also, raising the outer corner of the eyebrows produced an increase in the perception of surprise.

Sadness
Raising the inner corner of the eyebrows away from the nose was perceived as a sad facial expression.

Happiness
Happiness was perceived by raising the lower eyelid and the presence of crow’s feet, which, according to the study, seem to simulate the cheek elevation that occurs with smiling.

Correcting certain facial aesthetics through Los Angeles facelift or browlift procedures can cause a dramatic effect in the way a patient’s emotions are perceived by others. Facial expression are relatively universal to all people. The way your emotions are perceived directly affects the way other people communicate with you, verbally as well as nonverbally. Therefore facial expression should be a factor in how patients and their Los Angeles plastic surgeon select various rejuvenation procedures. For more information on this recent study, visit: http://plasticsurgery.org

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Dr. Grigoryants is a board certified plastic surgeon. He is following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who were both surgeons. After graduating from Dartmouth Medical School with Honors in Hanover, NH, he completed prerequisite training in General Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Grigoryants accomplished additional fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at the University of Michigan. Visit: www.vgplasticsurgery.com

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