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Manturova N.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Zakharov A.I.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Syrbu V.S.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Reitel R.P.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Safiulaev R.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Aesthetic analysis of the face in modern plastic surgery

Authors:

Manturova N.E., Zakharov A.I., Syrbu V.S., Reitel R.P., Safiulaev R.E.

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Journal: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. 2025;(3‑2): 64‑70

DOI: 10.17116/plast.hirurgia202503264

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AESTHETIC ANALYSIS OF THE FACE IN MODERN PLASTIC SURGERY
AESTHETIC ANALYSIS OF THE FACE IN MODERN PLASTIC SURGERY

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Manturova NE, Zakharov AI, Syrbu VS, Reitel RP, Safiulaev RE. Aesthetic analysis of the face in modern plastic surgery. Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. 2025;(3‑2):64‑70. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/plast.hirurgia202503264

Подписка 2026 Пластическая хирургия и эстетическая медицина (Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine)
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate and systematize objective criteria for aesthetic analysis of the face for optimal preoperative planning and significant assessment of postoperative results.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

We ranked and analyzed eligible national and foreign studies in the Scopus, Medline (PubMed) and eLibrary databases. This study included objective methods for analysis of aesthetic parameters of the face, in particular, frontal area and eyebrows, based on ancient Greek canons and modern methods of anthropometry and cephalometry. Definitions for key aesthetic elements of the face are presented.

RESULTS

In overall analysis of the face, we determined the absolute and relative indicators of height and width of the face, its division into upper, middle and lower thirds. These data present ideas about parameters of the face, its proportions, harmony and symmetry. The authors present the main aesthetic elements of the forehead and methods of their measurement. Assessment of eyebrow position and their spatial relationship with facial skull are described. Their horizontal, vertical and angular parameters are determined. Objective eyebrow measurement methods are typed and supplemented.

CONCLUSION

Aesthetic analysis of the face should be objective and exclude subjective opinion of researcher, his visual experience and personal preferences. Innovative technologies make it possible to analyze different aesthetic parameters with minimal impact on the patient and minimal interaction with him. A single protocol for objective assessment of aesthetic parameters of the face will be valuable for accurate planning and subsequent evaluation of postoperative results, as it is based on objective and unified measurements.

Keywords:

aesthetic analysis of the face
plastic surgery
preoperative stage
objective assessment method

Authors:

Manturova N.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Zakharov A.I.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Syrbu V.S.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Reitel R.P.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Safiulaev R.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Received:

28.01.2025

Accepted:

20.03.2025

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