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What is threshold for lips perceived as artificial, unnatural-appearing?

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JAMA Network

Recognizing the perceptual threshold for when lips appear unnatural is important to avoid an undesirable outcome in lip augmentation.

A new study published by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery by Sang W. Kim, M.D., of the Natural Face Clinics, Syracuse, N.Y., and coauthors attempts to provide data on balanced augmentation. The study used incrementally digitally altered photographs of a female model's lips and included 98 usable responses to an internet-based survey.

"We recognize that quantitative measurement of the lips as a fixed guideline for lip augmentation is neither practical nor realistic. There are too many variables to assume that a strict set of measurements can predict the subjective perception of the lips. The goal of this study was to provide some quantitative measurements to help guide clinicians in counseling their patients who are seeking lip augmentation," the article concludes.

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To read the full study, please visit the For The Media website.

(JAMA Facial Plast Surg. Published April 6, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamafacial.2017.0052; available pre-embargo at the For The Media website)

Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

Related material: A high-resolution image from the study is available on the For The Media website.

Related audio material: An author audio interview also is available for preview on the For The Media website. The podcast will be live when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery website.

To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamafacialplasticsurgery/fullarticle/10.1001/jamafacial.2017.0052


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