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BackgroundThe aim of this paper is to analyze the aesthetic characteristics of the human females' gaze using anthropometry and to present an artistic model to represent it: "The Frame Concept." In this model, the eye fissure represents a painting, and the most peripheral shadows around it represent the frame of this painting. The narrower the frame, the more aesthetically pleasing and youthful the gaze appears.Materials and methodThis study included a literature review of the features that make the gaze appear attractive. Photographs of models with attractive gazes were examined, and old photographs of patients were compared to recent photographs. The frame ratio was defined by anthropometric measurements of modern portraits of twenty consecutive Miss World winners. The concept was then validated for age and attractiveness across centuries by analysis of modern female photographs and works of art acknowledged for portraying beautiful young and older women in classical paintings.ResultsThe frame height inversely correlated with attractiveness in modern female portrait photographs. The eye fissure frame ratio of modern idealized female portraits was similar to that of beautiful female portraits idealized by classical artists. In contrast, the eye fissure frames of classical artists' mothers' portraits were significantly wider than those of beautiful younger women.ConclusionThe Frame Concept is a valid artistic tool that provides an understanding of both the aesthetic and aging characteristics of the female periorbital region, enabling the practitioner to plan appropriate aesthetic interventions.Level of evidence iiiThis journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the A3 online Instructions to Authors. www.springer.com/00266 .

Original publication

DOI

10.1007/s00266-016-0721-y

Type

Journal

Aesthetic plastic surgery

Publication Date

02/2017

Volume

41

Pages

81 - 89

Addresses

Plastic Surgeon, Private Practice Clinique Benslimane, 7 rue Ahmed Annaciri, Palmiers, 20100, Casablanca, Morocco. clinique.benslimane@gmail.com.

Keywords

Eye, Humans, Facial Expression, Beauty, Surgery, Plastic, Paintings, History, 17th Century, History, 18th Century, History, 19th Century, Female, Portraits as Topic, Medicine in the Arts