Evolving attractive faces using morphing technology and a genetic algorithm: A new approach to determining ideal facial aesthetics

Laryngoscope

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 962-974

  Wong, Brian J F ^a,b,c   Karimi, Koohyar ^c   Devcic, Zlatko ^c   McLaren, Christine E ^a   Chen, Wen Pin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Facial Beauty; Genetic algorithm; Morphing; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 44649136755     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31816bf545     Document Type: Article

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