Chitta Madhavi, Malathi Lekshmi
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2023 Feb 21;56(3):238-244. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1761596. eCollection 2023 Jun.
The Neoclassical canons, originally framed based on the Renaissance artworks, vary across genders, races, and ages. This has been proved in multiple studies conducted on the Western population, but minimal studies exist on the Eastern population and lesser so on the Indian population. This study aims to define the standard Keralite face and assess its variation from the canons. A total of 250 people of Kerala origin aged 18 to 40 years were studied over a period of 1 year in our institute. Standardized frontal and profile photographs of the subjects were taken. Twenty anthropometric measurements were taken and analyzed for variation between genders, from published Indian standards and their conformity to the Neoclassical canons. Compared to the Keralite men, there were significant differences in 14 of 19 measurements in Keralite women. The men had wider and longer faces than women. Five of 10 measurements in females and 6 of 10 measurements in males significantly differed from the published Indian norms. The average Keralite face was wider, longer, and rounder. None of the facial proportions fit the Neoclassical canons. The average Keralite face significantly differed from the Neoclassical canons and there were some significant variations between genders. This study highlights the need for a larger population-based study with more representation from various regions across India.
新古典主义标准最初是根据文艺复兴时期的艺术品制定的，存在性别、种族和年龄差异。这在针对西方人群进行的多项研究中得到了证实，但针对东方人群的研究较少，针对印度人群的研究更少。本研究旨在定义标准的喀拉拉邦人脸，并评估其与这些标准的差异。
在我们研究所，对250名年龄在18至40岁之间的喀拉拉邦人进行了为期1年的研究。拍摄了受试者标准化的正面和侧面照片。进行了20项人体测量，并分析了性别之间的差异、与已公布的印度标准的差异以及他们与新古典主义标准的符合程度。
与喀拉拉邦男性相比，喀拉拉邦女性的19项测量中有14项存在显著差异。男性的脸比女性更宽更长。女性的10项测量中有5项、男性的10项测量中有6项与已公布的印度规范有显著差异。喀拉拉邦人的平均脸更宽、更长、更圆。面部比例均不符合新古典主义标准。
喀拉拉邦人的平均脸与新古典主义标准有显著差异，性别之间也存在一些显著差异。本研究强调需要进行更大规模的基于人群的研究，印度各地区要有更多代表性。
