Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
Facial Plast Surg. 2021 Oct;37(5):651-656. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726313. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
The use of filters and editing tools for perfecting selfies is increasing. While some aesthetic experts have touted the ability of this technology to help patients convey their aesthetic goals, others have expressed concerns about the unrealistic expectations that may come from the ability for individuals to digitally alter their own photos in these so-called "super-selfies." The aim of the study is to determine the changes that individuals seek when enhancing selfies. Twenty subjects participated in this study between July 25 and September 24, 2019. Subjects had two sets of headshots taken (neutral and smile) and were 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 trialing the different tools for enhancing their appearance, subjects submitted their self-determined most attractive edited photographs. Changes in marginal reflex distance (MRD) 1 and 2, nose height and width, eyebrow height, facial width, skin smoothness, skin hue, and saturation as well as overall image brightness were recorded. Paired two-tailed -test was used to evaluate pre- and post-facial measurements. There were no statistically significant changes identified in the analysis of the altered photos in neutral expression. Analysis of all smiling photographs revealed that subjects increased their smile angle (right: +2.92 mm, = 0.04; left: +3.58 mm, < 0.001). When smiling photographs were assessed by gender, females were found to significantly increase their MRD2 (right: +0.64 mm, = 0.04; left: +0.74 mm, = 0.05) and their smile angle (right: +1.90 mm, = 0.03; left: +2.31 mm, = 0.005) while also decreasing their nose height (-2.8 mm, = 0.04). Males did not significantly alter any of the facial measurements assessed. This study identifies the types of changes that individuals seek when enhancing selfies and specifies the different aspects of image adjustment that may be sought based on a patient's gender.
人们越来越多地使用滤镜和编辑工具来美化自拍。虽然一些审美专家称赞这项技术能够帮助患者传达他们的审美目标，但也有人担心，人们能够通过所谓的“超级自拍”来数字化地改变自己的照片，这可能会导致不切实际的期望。本研究旨在确定个体在增强自拍时所寻求的改变。20 名受试者于 2019 年 7 月 25 日至 9 月 24 日参加了这项研究。受试者拍摄了两组头像（中性和微笑），并接受了 Facetune2 应用程序使用介绍。受试者获得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。在试用不同的工具增强外观一周后，受试者提交了他们自行决定的最吸引人的编辑照片。记录了边缘反射距离（MRD）1 和 2、鼻子高度和宽度、眉毛高度、面部宽度、皮肤光滑度、肤色和饱和度以及整体图像亮度的变化。使用配对双侧 t 检验评估面部测量的前后变化。在中性表情的照片分析中，没有发现统计学上的显著变化。对所有微笑照片的分析表明，受试者增加了他们的微笑角度（右侧：+2.92mm，=0.04；左侧：+3.58mm，<0.001）。当按性别评估微笑照片时，发现女性的 MRD2 显著增加（右侧：+0.64mm，=0.04；左侧：+0.74mm，=0.05）和微笑角度（右侧：+1.90mm，=0.03；左侧：+2.31mm，=0.005），同时鼻子高度降低（-2.8mm，=0.04）。男性的面部测量没有显著改变。本研究确定了个体在增强自拍时所寻求的改变类型，并指定了根据患者性别可能寻求的图像调整的不同方面。
