Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2021 Jan-Feb;23(1):54-58. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0156. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
Social media has gained significant popularity over the last decade. We now have the opportunity to digitally enhance our physical appearance using a variety of applications in the palm of our hands. One app, in particular, Facetune2, allows one to smooth skin, alter the size and shape of our nose, and even enhance our jaw line. (1) To assess whether using a digital appearance manipulation (DAM) application directly causes increased acceptance of cosmetic surgery and (2) to measure the impact photograph editing has on an individual's self-esteem, self-rated attractiveness, and self-rated personality traits. Prospective cohort study. A total of 20 subjects were recruited to participate in this study between July 25 and September 24, 2019, using University e-mail list invitations. Subjects first completed a basic intake questionnaire that included demographic information as well as baseline acceptance of cosmetic surgery, Rosenberg self-esteem, and self-perception scores. Subjects then had two sets of headshots taken (neutral and smile) and provided an introduction on the use of the Facetune2 app. Subjects received a digital copy of their photographs and were asked to download the free mobile app. After 1 week of appearance manipulation, subjects submitted their best edited photographs and completed the same three questionnaires. Wilcoxon signed rank test analysis was then used to assess for changes before and after DAM. Overall, study participants indicated increased consideration of cosmetic surgery on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery scale after DAM (+3.45, = 0.04). When divided by gender, females further signified increased consideration of cosmetic surgery to keep looking young (+1.4, = 0.04). Males indicated increased social motivation for cosmetic surgery after DAM (+1.5, = 0.04). Both males (+1.0, = 0.04) and females (+0.8, = 0.03) indicated that they "could end up having some kind of cosmetic surgery" in the future. Comparison of the personality perception and Rosenberg self-esteem scores for all study participants before and after DAM showed no significant changes. The results of this study suggest that DAM can directly lead to increased consideration of cosmetic surgery for both males and females without affecting self-esteem.
社交媒体在过去十年中变得非常流行。现在，我们有机会通过手中的各种应用程序来数字化增强我们的外貌。特别是 Facetune2 这款应用程序，它可以让我们平滑肌肤、改变鼻子的大小和形状，甚至可以改善我们的下巴线条。（1）评估使用数字外观处理（DAM）应用程序是否会直接增加对整容手术的接受度，（2）衡量照片编辑对个人自尊心、自我吸引力和自我个性特征的影响。前瞻性队列研究。2019 年 7 月 25 日至 9 月 24 日期间，通过大学电子邮件列表邀请，共招募了 20 名受试者参加这项研究。受试者首先完成了一份基本的入组问卷，其中包括人口统计学信息以及对整容手术的基本接受度、罗森伯格自尊和自我感知评分。然后，受试者拍摄了两组头像（中性和微笑），并提供了使用 Facetune2 应用程序的介绍。受试者收到了他们照片的数字副本，并被要求下载免费的移动应用程序。在进行外观处理一周后，受试者提交了他们最好的编辑照片，并完成了同样的三份问卷。然后使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验分析来评估 DAM 前后的变化。总体而言，在 DAM 后，研究参与者在整容手术接受度量表上表示对整容手术的考虑有所增加（+3.45，=0.04）。按性别划分，女性对保持年轻的整容手术考虑进一步增加（+1.4，=0.04）。男性表示 DAM 后对整容手术的社交动机增加（+1.5，=0.04）。男性（+1.0，=0.04）和女性（+0.8，=0.03）都表示他们“将来可能会进行某种整容手术”。比较 DAM 前后所有研究参与者的个性感知和罗森伯格自尊评分，没有发现显著变化。这项研究的结果表明，DAM 可以直接导致男性和女性对整容手术的考虑增加，而不会影响自尊心。
