tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031703501176744122024-02-20T12:48:58.002-08:00Dr. Steven Hoefflin's "The Beautiful Face"The Beautiful Face was written by World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Steven Hoefflin.
The book is the first mathematical definition, classification and creation of facial beauty. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08901876506153830028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103170350117674412.post-28870869677782570032017-03-07T12:49:00.000-08:002017-03-07T15:02:10.473-08:00Purchasing The Beautiful Face Ebook<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to purchase an E-book of The Beautiful Face, please click <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/steven-hoefflin-md/the-beautiful-face/ebook/product-4664291.html">here. </a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08901876506153830028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103170350117674412.post-31856756510200563152017-03-07T12:41:00.002-08:002017-03-07T15:01:37.795-08:00The Quest for Beauty<br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Human faces have been extensively analyzed and mathematically
defined. Research in the study of a normal or average face has
opened up a new world in the ability to analyze, classify, and identify
faces. While a normal or average face has been studied extensively, a
beautiful face has yet to be successfully analyzed mathematically and
defined. Agreeably or disagreeably, the attractiveness of the male and
female figure is often described in measured numbers. Why not the
face? We do live in a measured world of mathematics and computers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Today, more than any other era in history, there is an overwhelming
preoccupation with beauty. For centuries, poets and artists have been
unsuccessful in creating a consistent definition of what is beautiful.
There have been many artistic interpretations, yet a reproducible
mathematical definition is absent and clearly needed.
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">In today’s world, the modern language of computerized communication calls for reproducible </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">mathematical data. It is important for
artists and surgeons to develop a mathematical equation that accu-
rately assesses, defines, and compares faces as (a) beautiful, (b)
attractive, (c) average, or (d) unattractive.
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">It is important to re-emphasize that for well over a century, the attractiveness of a woman’s figure (chest, waist, and hips) has been based
on numerical measurements (e.g. 36-24-35). The hip-waist ratio has
also been studied as a symbol of fertility and fecundity, important in
mate selection. Female facial beauty is also numerically related to the
volumetric curves and proportioned shapes of several locations on
the face. Male handsomeness, (to be presented in a future publication), is related to the positional angularity of the face, and its volumetric proportions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The human face can be thought of itself as an “oil painting,” a true
work of art. Like a beautiful portrait, a face is complimented by the
skin (canvas), hair (frame), and teeth (matte). In my opinion, a
beautiful face combines facial features that are: (1) harmonious; (2)
shapely; (3) balanced; (4) elevated; (5) symmetrical; (6) highlight-
ed; and (7) in volumetric proportion and relationship. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Many believe that the true purpose of beauty has escaped those other
than the philosophers and artists.</span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 6.000000pt; vertical-align: 4.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">This is not true considering
that beauty has a definite purpose in nature.</span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 6.000000pt; vertical-align: 4.000000pt;">4, 14, 18 </span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Insect pollinators
are attracted to the most beautiful or fragrant flowers, which ulti-
mately ensures genetic survival for both parties in a symbiotic relationship.</span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 6.000000pt; vertical-align: 4.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">In the animal kingdom, beauty can be correlated with
health, strength, and youthfulness. These qualities ensure genetic sur-
vival through preferential mate selection. </span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 6.000000pt; vertical-align: 4.000000pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Unlike poets and artists of the past and present, my goal is to provide
a mathematical definition of a beautiful face, a very important step in
understanding facial beauty. Until now, a numerical classification has
not been successful in assessing facial beauty. Defining a face as beau-
tiful in an artistic context is quite simple; the difficulty lies in being
able to provide a precise, objective, and mathematical definition with-
out being surpassed by a subjective interpretation.
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Whatever its reason, the quest for beauty is here to stay.</span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 6.000000pt; vertical-align: 4.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">A beautiful face will never be denied or ignored. Facial beauty offers its own
rewards to be shared, enjoyed, studied, and remembered.
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