title: Ideal or Young-Looking Brow Height and Arch Shape Preferred by Koreans.
abstract: The aim of this study is to see which brow height and arch shape is preferred as ideal or young-looking by Koreans. A survey was conducted between June and Dec 2014 on 186 women who visited the brow bar ("Benefit" of Incheon city). They were asked to choose which they believed ideal and youngest amongst the 3 brow archetypes according to their height and 4 types of modification of Anastasia (rotation of medial and lateral arms), which was illustrated. Approximately half (52.5%) of the respondents answered that their brow matches them very well or well. Most (81.2%) believed there might be a method to yield an ideal brow archetype and almost all (97.3%) would change the brow shape if the expert advised. The most preferred ideal brow height was of a middle height (63.2%, the distance from the lateral canthus to the lateral end of eyebrow, which was 2/3 of the eye width). The most preferred ideal brow arch shape was the arched type (57.6% arches on a line drawn from the center of the nose through the center of the pupil). The most preferred young-looking brow height was of an upper height (46.2%, the distance from the lateral canthus to the lateral end of eyebrow was 3/4 of the eye width) followed by a middle height (39.7%). The most preferred young-looking brow arch shape was the head-up position (53.3%, medial arm of the brow was rotated upward to the horizontal plane). The result of this study might be useful in facial rejuvenation surgeries as well as in brow esthetics or tattooing of the eyebrows.
authors.affiliation: *King's College London, London, UK †Inha Research Institute for Medical Science ‡Department of Plastic Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine §Dr Kim's Aesthetic Surgical Plastic Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Se Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Seong Kee
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yeon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D004522:Educational Status; D004954:Esthetics; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D017533:Marital Status; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009790:Occupations; D011680:Pupil; D012060:Rejuvenation