Abstract
Physiognomy, also known as “the art of facial reading,” has been practiced internationally for centuries. This practice can be traced from the time of the Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese to the modern day in various countries and regions. Face readers offer to reveal the personality, fate, and fortune of an individual, their past and future, relationships, successes and failures, and help with life and business decisions, all based on a person’s facial characteristics. These practices have historically been taught at universities in the East and West, and many people were and are strongly influenced by these beliefs. For example, in the West, phsyiognomy was used in the past in the field of criminology. Moreover, character design, facial appearance, and characteristics are frequently used in literature and media to communicate various aspects of a character’s personality. Although facial physiognomy is refuted by science, there is scientific evidence that we evaluate and make judgements about a person within 100 milliseconds of meeting them. Furthermore, such judgements can predict many significant social outcomes, from electoral success to sentencing decisions. This chapter discusses facial physiognomy in Asia and its impact on the medical aesthetics industry.
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Samizadeh, S. (2022). Facial Physiognomy. In: Samizadeh, S. (eds) Non-Surgical Rejuvenation of Asian Faces. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84099-0_3
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