Attractiveness of eyebrow position and shape in females depends on the age of the beholder

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-160

  Feser, Dominik K ^a   Gründl, Martin ^a   Eisenmann Klein, Marita ^a   Prantl, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arched eyebrow; Eyebrow position; Eyebrow shape; Eyebrows; Facial attractiveness; Ideal of beauty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYEBROW; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESTHETICS; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247208574     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-006-0149-x     Document Type: Article

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