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The Functionality of Facial Appearance and Its Importance to a Korean Population

BACKGROUND: Many people have an interest in the correction of facial scars or deformities caused by trauma. The increasing ability to correct such flaws has been one of the reasons for the increase in the popularity of facial plastic surgery. In addition to its roles in communication, breathing, eat...

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Autores principales: Kim, Young Jun, Park, Jang Wan, Kim, Jeong Min, Park, Sun Hyung, Hwang, Jae Ha, Kim, Kwang Seog, Lee, Sam Yong, Shin, Jun Ho
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24286044
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.6.715
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author Kim, Young Jun
Park, Jang Wan
Kim, Jeong Min
Park, Sun Hyung
Hwang, Jae Ha
Kim, Kwang Seog
Lee, Sam Yong
Shin, Jun Ho
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Park, Jang Wan
Kim, Jeong Min
Park, Sun Hyung
Hwang, Jae Ha
Kim, Kwang Seog
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Shin, Jun Ho
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description BACKGROUND: Many people have an interest in the correction of facial scars or deformities caused by trauma. The increasing ability to correct such flaws has been one of the reasons for the increase in the popularity of facial plastic surgery. In addition to its roles in communication, breathing, eating, olfaction and vision, the appearance of the face also plays an important role in human interactions, including during social activities. However, studies on the importance of the functional role of facial appearance. As a function of the face are scare. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the importance of the functions of the face in Korea. METHODS: We conducted an online panel survey of 300 participants (age range, 20-70 years). Each respondent was administered the demographic data form, Facial Function Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and standard gamble questionnaires. RESULTS: In the evaluation on the importance of facial functions, a normal appearance was considered as important as communication, breathing, speech, and vision. Of the 300 participants, 85% stated that a normal appearance is important in social activities. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this survey involving a cross-section of the Korean population indicated that a normal appearance was considered one of the principal facial functions. A normal appearance was considered more important than the functions of olfaction and expression. Moreover, a normal appearance was determined to be an important facial function for leading a normal life in Korea.
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spelling pubmed-38401782013-11-27 The Functionality of Facial Appearance and Its Importance to a Korean Population Kim, Young Jun Park, Jang Wan Kim, Jeong Min Park, Sun Hyung Hwang, Jae Ha Kim, Kwang Seog Lee, Sam Yong Shin, Jun Ho Arch Plast Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: Many people have an interest in the correction of facial scars or deformities caused by trauma. The increasing ability to correct such flaws has been one of the reasons for the increase in the popularity of facial plastic surgery. In addition to its roles in communication, breathing, eating, olfaction and vision, the appearance of the face also plays an important role in human interactions, including during social activities. However, studies on the importance of the functional role of facial appearance. As a function of the face are scare. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the importance of the functions of the face in Korea. METHODS: We conducted an online panel survey of 300 participants (age range, 20-70 years). Each respondent was administered the demographic data form, Facial Function Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and standard gamble questionnaires. RESULTS: In the evaluation on the importance of facial functions, a normal appearance was considered as important as communication, breathing, speech, and vision. Of the 300 participants, 85% stated that a normal appearance is important in social activities. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this survey involving a cross-section of the Korean population indicated that a normal appearance was considered one of the principal facial functions. A normal appearance was considered more important than the functions of olfaction and expression. Moreover, a normal appearance was determined to be an important facial function for leading a normal life in Korea. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013-11 2013-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3840178/ /pubmed/24286044 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.6.715 Text en Copyright © 2013 The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24286044
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.6.715
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