Can a facelift make you more likeable?

Conclusion This study suggests that people's perceptions of women's femininity, attractiveness and certain personality traits can improve after they receive facial surgery that aims to make them look younger. However, there are a number of points to bear in mind: The study was relatively small, assessing only 30 women (average age not reported) and only up to 50 people rating each set of photos. The women were also all white and operated on by the same two surgeons. The results may not be applicable to all people who have these kinds of surgeries or to all people viewing the results. It was not clear how many women's photos were assessed for inclusion, or whether the person selecting which photos to use knew the purpose of the study. Ideally, they would have been blinded to the purpose of the study so this could not influence their selection, either consciously or subconsciously. All patients reportedly had to agree to have their photos used, but it was unclear whether this meant every patient operated on, or just those who had their photos used in the study. If they were asked after surgery, women whose surgeries had a good result may have been more likely to allow their photos to be used. Results may depend on how much younger the woman looks or how natural the results look. Ideally, researchers also would have assessed people's perceptions of the women's ages and whether they had facial surgery or looked natural, and how these factors affected personali...
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