A prospective cohort study assessing differences in cosmetic appreciation of lateralization while smiling in patients with a peripheral facial palsy.
Laterality
; 23(4): 381-390, 2018 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the differences in cosmetic appreciation of patients with a left and a right peripheral facial palsy (PFP) while smiling. Smiling pictures of patients with a facial palsy with House-Brackmann II-VI were reversed as a mirror image and offered as a pair of pictures, together with the true image. Twenty-six patients with a PFP and 24 medical professionals familiar with facial palsy were asked to choose the most attractive photograph. Patients rated their own pictures. Medical professionals preferred pictures of patients with a right and left PFP in, respectively, a mean of 43.00 ± 12.25% and 57.00 ± 12.28% (p = .005). Patients with a right PFP chose their mirror and true image in 65% and 35% in smiling pictures (p = .01). Patients with a left PFP facial palsy chose their mirror and true image in 58% and 42% in smiling pictures (p = .02). The House-Brackmann score and age of the patients did not influence preferences of medical professionals and patients. We have found that medical professionals have a significant preference for pictures of patients with a left PFP. Patients with a left PFP and right PFP significantly prefer their mirror image in smiling pictures.
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Assunto principal:
Sorriso
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Percepção Visual
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Estética
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Paralisia Facial
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Lateralidade Funcional
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article