Evolutionary Biology and Psychology of Facial Attractiveness: Implications for Dermatologic and Aesthetic Treatments

Anatomic areas critical in evaluation of the attractiveness of the face.
a) areas crucial for rapid attractiveness scrutiny [1]
b) areas critical for evaluation of unattractive faces [23-27]
c) areas of the largest difference between faces of individuals who self-perceive themselves as very attractive and unattractive [58]

Original image from „The Ethnic Origins of Beauty” by Natalia Ivanova, used with permission
d) areas critical for attractiveness identified by use of geometric morphometric analysis and deep learning methods [35]
e) bony structures with highest impact on face attractiveness [37]
f) areas where skin irregularities (nevi, acne, melasma) have relatively largest detrimental effect on attractiveness [12,14,72]