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Kurosumi M, Yabuzaki J, Kuribayashi M, Mizukoshi K. Age-related changes in cheek skin movement: A case study of Japanese women. Skin Res Technol 2024; 30:e13768. [PMID: 38961690 PMCID: PMC11222652 DOI: 10.1111/srt.13768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The majority of conventional studies on skin aging have focused on static conditions. However, in daily life, the facial skin we encounter is constantly in motion due to conversational expressions and changes in facial expressions, causing the skin to alter its position and shape, resulting in a dynamic state. Consequently, it is hypothesized that characteristics of aging not apparent in static conditions may be present in the dynamic state of the skin. Therefore, this study investigates age-related changes in dynamic skin characteristics associated with facial expression alterations. METHODS A motion capture system measured the dynamic characteristics (delay and stretchiness of skin movement associated with expression) of the cheek skin in response to facial expressions among 86 Japanese women aged between 20 and 69 years. RESULTS The findings revealed an increase in the delay of cheek skin response to facial expressions (r = 0.24, p < 0.05) and a decrease in the stretchiness of the lower cheek area with age (r = 0.60, p < 0.01). An increasing variance in delay and stretchiness within the same age group was also observed with aging. CONCLUSION The findings of this study revealed that skin aging encompasses both static characteristics, such as spots, wrinkles, and sagging, traditionally studied in aging research, and dynamic aging characteristics of the skin that emerge in response to facial expression changes. These dynamic aging characteristics could pave the way for the development of new methodologies in skin aging analysis and potentially improve our understanding and treatment of aging impressions that are visually perceptible in daily life but remain unexplored.
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- Frontier Research CenterPOLA Chemical Industries, Inc.KanagawaJapan
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- Frontier Research CenterPOLA Chemical Industries, Inc.KanagawaJapan
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- Frontier Research CenterPOLA Chemical Industries, Inc.KanagawaJapan
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Guo Y, Wen L, Wang X, Zou H, Liang W, Wang J, Zhu X. Analysis of Age-Related Changes in Lower Facial Fat Compartments and of the Course of Blood Vessels Using Computed Tomography. Plast Reconstr Surg 2024; 153:539e-548e. [PMID: 37010462 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND According to the volume restoration theory, lower facial fat compartments tend to selectively atrophy or hypertrophy with age. The aim of this study was to demonstrate age-related changes in lower facial fat compartments using computed tomography, with strict control of the body mass index and underlying diseases. METHODS This study included 60 adult women in three age-based categories. The thicknesses of the jowl, labiomandibular, and chin fat compartments were measured using computed tomographic images. The distribution and arrangement of facial blood vessels were further analyzed to provide evidence of the safety of rejuvenation strategies based on the facial volumetric theory. RESULTS The inferior part of the superficial jowl fat compartment and deep jowl fat compartment thickened with age. The deep layer of the labiomandibular fat compartment thinned with age, and the superficial layer thickened with age. The deep and superficial layers of the chin compartments thickened with age. The facial vein passes through the lower mandibular border at the anterior edge of the masseter muscle and moves upward, perpendicular to the lower mandibular border. The high-risk area of the facial artery had an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the lower mandibular border. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that with age, selective thickening or thinning occurs in different lower facial fat compartments. The mandible and masseter muscle were used as reference markers to analyze the courses of the facial artery and facial vein, which can help clinicians to reduce vascular injury.
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- Yixuan Guo
- From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, First People's Hospital of Foshan
- Departments of Plastic Surgery
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
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- Radiology, Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University
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- Radiology, Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
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- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Third School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University
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Cruz RLJ, Ross MT, Nightingale R, Pickering E, Allenby MC, Woodruff MA, Powell SK. An automated parametric ear model to improve frugal 3D scanning methods for the advanced manufacturing of high-quality prosthetic ears. Comput Biol Med 2023; 162:107033. [PMID: 37271110 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ear prostheses are commonly used for restoring aesthetics to those suffering missing or malformed external ears. Traditional fabrication of these prostheses is labour intensive and requires expert skill from a prosthetist. Advanced manufacturing including 3D scanning, modelling and 3D printing has the potential to improve this process, although more work is required before it is ready for routine clinical use. In this paper, we introduce a parametric modelling technique capable of producing high quality 3D models of the human ear from low-fidelity, frugal, patient scans; significantly reducing time, complexity and cost. Our ear model can be tuned to fit the frugal low-fidelity 3D scan through; (a) manual tuning, or (b) our automated particle filter approach. This potentially enables low-cost smartphone photogrammetry-based 3D scanning for high quality personalised 3D printed ear prosthesis. In comparison to standard photogrammetry, our parametric model improves completeness, from (81 ± 5)% to (87 ± 4)%, with only a modest reduction in accuracy, with root mean square error (RMSE) increasing from (1.0 ± 0.2) mm to (1.5 ± 0.2) mm (relative to metrology rated reference 3D scans, n = 14). Despite this reduction in the RMS accuracy, our parametric model improves the overall quality, realism, and smoothness. Our automated particle filter method differs only modestly compared to manual adjustments. Overall, our parametric ear model can significantly improve quality, smoothness and completeness of 3D models produced from 30-photograph photogrammetry. This enables frugal high-quality 3D ear models to be produced for use in the advanced manufacturing of ear prostheses.
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- Rena L J Cruz
- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
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Kurosumi M, Mizukoshi K, Hongo M, Kamachi MG. The effect of observation angles on facial age perceptions: A case study of Japanese women. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0279339. [PMID: 36574406 PMCID: PMC9794051 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Most conventional aging research has limited its approach concerning the head and face shape and skin condition to the frontal face. However, in our daily lives, we observe facial features from various angles, which may reveal or obscure aging features that could only be identified under limited conditions in the past. This study systematically investigates the effect of facial observation angles-specifically, of horizontal and vertical angles-on age impression. A total of 112 Japanese women aged 20-49 years participated as observers who evaluated the age impressions of 280 Japanese women aged 20-69 years. A two-way analysis of the variance of the age impression score was conducted for two factors: observation angle (five angles with yaw and pitch directions) and age group (five ages, from the 20s to the 60s). The results reveal that, as compared with frontal observation, the perceived age tended to decrease with the facial observation angles and that the effect of the angle on perceived age decreased with increasing age, especially for the profile face. Understanding the effect of the facial observation angle on age impression and clarifying the characteristics of the face and skin not perceived in the frontal face will provide useful knowledge to make people look youthful, look more beautiful, and be happier in all aspects of their lives.
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- Motonori Kurosumi
- Graduate School of Informatics, Kogakuin University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- POLA Chemical Industries, Inc., Yokohama, Japan
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- POLA Chemical Industries, Inc., Yokohama, Japan
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Three-Dimensional Geometric Morphometry of Facial Soft Tissue Changes After Bilateral Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy. J Craniofac Surg 2021; 33:e92-e97. [PMID: 34879015 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000008228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the performance of geometric morphometry (GM) to assess the changes in facial soft tissue after orthognathic surgery. Subjects were 27 patients (skeletal class III) who underwent bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy and 27 volunteers as a control group. Computed tomography images of each patient were obtained before surgery (T0) and 6 months after surgery (T1). Computed tomography images of 27 volunteers (skeletal class I) were also obtained as a control group. Using a three-dimensional (3D) modeling software, 3D models were created and exported to a 3D surface analyzing software for geometric morphometry and principal component (PC) analysis. Significant differences in facial soft tissue were found in the first and second of 15 PC. The first PC represented variation in the lower facial height, and the second PC represented variation in the anterior-posterior position of the chin. Comparing the pre- and post-operative images, they illustrated that lower facial height was decreased, and the chin and lower lip moved posteriorly. Geometric morphometry showed to be a successful tool to isolate surgery-related changes from interindividual morphological variations.
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Cho C, Lee E, Park G, Cho E, Kim N, Shin J, Woo S, Ha J, Hwang J. Evaluation of facial skin age based on biophysical properties in vivo. J Cosmet Dermatol 2021; 21:3546-3554. [PMID: 34859944 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The evaluation of skin age, reflecting overall facial characteristics, has not been established. Previous studies focused on visual assessment or individual-specific feature such as wrinkles or skin color. We studied the evaluation model of skin age index (SAI) including the overall aging features including wrinkles, skin color, pigmentation, elasticity, and hydration. METHODS Total 300 healthy women aged between 20 and 69 years included in this study. Pearson correlation analysis performed to identify the key factors among the biophysical properties with aging and developed the prediction model of SAI. Statistical regression analysis and machine learning technique applied to build the prediction model using the coefficient of determination (R2 ) and root mean square error (RMSE). Validation study of the SAI model performed on 24 women for 6 weeks application with anti-aging product. RESULTS Prediction model of SAI consisted of skin elasticity, wrinkles, skin color (brightness, Pigmented spot, and Uv spot), and hydration, which are major features for aging. The cforest model to assess a SAI using machine learning identified the highest R2 and lowest RMSE compared to other models, such as svmRadial, gaussprRadial, blackboost, rpart, and statistical regression formula. The cforest prediction model confirmed a significant decrease of predicted SAI after 6 weeks of application of anti-aging product. CONCLUSION We developed a prediction model to evaluate a SAI using machine learning, and led to accurate predicted age for overall clinical aging. This model can a good standard index for evaluating facial skin aging and anti-aging products.
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- Changhui Cho
- Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Skin Research Center, Institut d'Expertise Clinique (IEC) KOREA, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea
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Okuda I, Yamakawa Y, Mitani N, Ota N, Kawabata M, Yoshioka N. Objective evaluation of the relationship between facial expression analysis by the facial action coding system (FACS) and CT/MRI analyses of the facial expression muscles. Skin Res Technol 2020; 26:727-733. [DOI: 10.1111/srt.12864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Itsuko Okuda
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology Mita Hospital International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) Tokyo Japan
- Department of Clinical Anatomy Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Tokyo Japan
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- POLA Chemical Industries Inc Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology Mita Hospital International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) Tokyo Japan
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Dynamic movements of a face affect human perception of a person’s identification, emotional expression, speech, and so on. Findings of studies related to age perception, however, have mainly been obtained from static features of texture such as wrinkles and spots on the skin. Our goal is to investigate the perception of human age related to dynamic information. Systematically manipulated bilateral symmetric and asymmetric facial movements were utilized as stimuli in the age perception experiment. All images were low-pass filtered so that the judgment would not depend on detailed texture information. In the experiment, viewers judged the age level (the first half (indicating 20–24 and 60–64) or the latter half (indicating 25–29 and 65–69) of two age groups: 20’s and 60’s. Results revealed that faces with symmetric dynamic movements of expression (from a neutral face to one pronouncing “i”) were not only judged at the level of chance, but were also perceived to be statistically significantly younger than faces with asymmetric dynamic movements. It was also found that types of asymmetry were also effective in age perception, which might be a reflection of laterization of facial processing in a human brain.
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