Let's look at the results of a study scientists recently conducted re the most beautiful faces in the world. If you want to see how you measure up, check out the guidelines below. Note that symmetry is very important.. "Symmetry" & the faces of the most beautiful man and woman in the world. The ideal female face FemaleNear perfect facial symmetryAlmond-shaped, brown eyes: 0.48* distance apart from eye centres, each is 0.23 widthArched, shaped eyebrows: 0.125 distance above … [Read more...]
Apps that let you enhance your selfies———lookism gone wild?
Have lookism apps gone too far, even in a selfie world? As if selfies aren't enough of an indulgence, we now have apps that let narcissists enhance their selfies from head to toe. An "instaglam" app, called Bright eyes: clean up your image with Perfect365 ModiFace, is a powerhouse in the virtual makeover world. The app developers* are responsible for an app which lets people try on make up and another which allows one to "virtually" whiten ones teeth (Virtual Dentist). The Perfect365 … [Read more...]
“Mask class” and the importance of faces.
Every now and then, it's good to remind ourselves how important the human face is. It's why I devote so many blog posts to the subject of faces— be they good, bad, or ugly. Halloween masks. Most kids enjoy wearing masks, tho many will strip them off the minute they get hot and sweaty or become a nuisance. People with congenital facial deformities like my cleft lip and palate leave the masks on despite the hardship because they are reborn as normal. Elsewhere I've written about the joy I … [Read more...]
What is cyberbullying? What to do about it.
Some people scratched their heads when Monica Lewinsky, of blue dress Clinton-DNA fame, came out swinging against cyberbullying recently. Among other things, they wondered what the heck is "cyberbullying?" According to the Cyberbullying Research Center says it's "willful and repeated harm" inflicted through phones and computers. In short, it's that cafeteria name calling and bullying in a new guise, ranging from barrages of teasing phone texts to group sites online dedicated to sexually … [Read more...]
Monica Lewinsky fights cyberbullying. Hero, villain or fool?
Monica Lewinsky made news again a week ago. Yes, that White House intern whose famous blue dress caused President Bill Clinton—and perhaps a future president, Hillary Clinton—so much distress. Lewinsky has reinvented herself of late as the poster child for cyberbullying victims. Utilizing the AIDs and ebola epidemic term for the first victim, she claims she was the "ground zero patient" of cyberbullying. Taking a stand against cyberbullying. These words—from Alexandra Schwartz' New Yorker … [Read more...]
Shocking before/after celeb photos. Lookism or what?
Lindsay Lohan, George Clooney, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Kourtney Kardasian, Kate Moss, Rachel McAdams, Kim Catrall. Celebrity Photos Before and After Photoshop. What do you make of the photoshopping in these pictures, offered online recently? Shocking? Ho hum? Just more evidence that sexist males control the media? And what affects you most? The blatant sexism? The agism on display where photo editors removed crows' feet, smile lines, and other signs of age and/or personality? … [Read more...]
Surgery for other orofacial issues like oral cancer.
Some of the oral surgeons, head-and-neck experts, and plastic craniofacial surgeons I often write about also deal with accident victims and cancer patients. Let's look now at one of the conditions these patients endure, oral cancer. (I'll deal with patients with skin cancer and gunshot or auto crash trauma another time.) Before getting to the surgical issues regarding oral cancer, let's examine the basics of this cancer that strikes about 43,000 new Americans each year, according to The Oral … [Read more...]