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Plastic Surgeons Reveal Top
Celebrity Faces Through the Decades
The following information highlights the celebrity beauty findings
from the recent AAFPRS membership survey:
The
1960's
Peace, love,
happiness and wide eyes marked the sixties. Legendary actors Elizabeth
Taylor (38 percent) and Paul Newman (42 percent) defined beauty
during this decade. Taylor's porcelain skin and well-proportioned
eyes as well as the defined features of Newman's eyes and lips epitomized
timeliness beauty. Fair Lady Audrey Hepburn followed Taylor with
26 percent of the votes, while the tall, dark and handsome Cary
Grant rounded out the male category with 38 percent.
Facial plastic
surgeon experts agree that facial skeletal proportions are the true
determining factors when analyzing facial attractiveness. A well-proportioned
face should be divided into equal thirds, with horizontal lines
drawn through the anterior hairline, the brow, the base of the nose,
and the edge of the chin.
The
1970's
Disco, bellbottoms,
polyester and thick eyebrows characterized the seventies with icons
Farrah Fawcett and Robert Redford both receiving 70 percent of the
facial plastic surgeon votes. “The seventies embodied leading
ladies who had defined features like Meryl Streep and Cher,”
said Pearlman. “But Farrah Fawcett's delicate nose and chin
and well-developed cheek bones gave her the face of this decade,
while Robert Redford's nose and strong jaw line illustrated why
he was selected.”
The
1980's
Eighties glamour;
big hair and bold makeup represented the beauty ideal of this time.
Model Christie Brinkley (49 percent) and actor Mel
Gibson (33 percent) embodied the best facial features during
this decade while Michelle Pfeiffer (38%) and Harrison Ford (30%)
come in a close second.
The
1990's
The decade of
minimalism, grunge and supermodels indicated a change in the ideal
face of beauty. Fashion icon Cindy Crawford (40 percent) and legendary
bachelor George
Clooney (29 percent) symbolized attractiveness in the nineties.
“Supermodel Cindy Crawford was likely chosen by our members
because of her flawless skin, attractive nose and recognizable lips.
Clooney possesses a strong jaw and straight, masculine nose,”
said Pearlman. Star Nicole
Kidman came in second with 14 percent of the votes as did Tom
Cruise with 22 percent.
The
Present
Catherine
Zeta-Jones (31%) and Hugh
Jackman (26%) epitomize the current ideal faces of beauty. Charlize
Theron (23%) comes in second and Lucy Liu (1%) gets only a small
vote. In the male category, Colin
Farrell (21%) is right behind Jackman while Justin
Timberlake (3%) comes in last. The present faces of beauty represent
many features of the ideal. “Zeta-Jones has a short delicate
jaw with small chin and nose, all of which are desirable for an
attractive female face,” said Dr. Pearlman.
With the celebrities
selected, all possessing desirable facial features that represent
beauty of yesterday and today, the AAFPRS stresses the importance
for prospective patients to have realistic expectations of facial
plastic surgery and should seek cosmetic surgery only to enhance
features rather than to look like someone else. “Patients who
are seeking facial plastic surgery do not necessarily want to ‘look'
like a celebrity, but rather want to enhance their own features.
The AAFPRS urges patients to make an educated choice when selecting
a surgeon if he or she is considering facial plastic surgery,”
adds Pearlman. A surgeon should be board certified by boards affiliated
with the American Board of Medical Specialists (ABMS) or equivalent
boards like the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery.
The AAFPRS is
the world's largest association of facial plastic and reconstructive
surgeons with more than 2,600 members – whose cosmetic reconstructive
surgery focuses on the face, head and neck. Academy fellows are
board-certified and subscribe to a code of ethics. In addition,
the AAFPRS provides consumers with free information and brochures
and a list of qualified facial plastic surgeons in their area by
calling 1-800-332-FACE or by visiting the AAFPRS Web site, www.FACEMD.org.
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