Eye-Tracking Insights into the Perception of Buttocks.
BBL
Buttock augmentation
Eye–tracking
Gluteal augmentation
Perception
Soft-tissue filler
Journal
Aesthetic plastic surgery
ISSN: 1432-5241
Titre abrégé: Aesthetic Plast Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7701756
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jul 2024
29 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
14
01
2024
accepted:
02
07
2024
medline:
30
7
2024
pubmed:
30
7
2024
entrez:
29
7
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Aesthetic enhancements to the buttock region have grown in demand due to media influence and evolving beauty standards. Using eye-tracking technology, we sought to uncover subconscious visual preferences regarding the buttock aesthetic. The objective of this investigation was to assess visual gaze patterns in assessing female buttocks among Caucasian and Asians through eye-tracking technology. 67 participants viewed photographs of buttocks from various angles, and eye movements were analyzed using the Tobii Pro Nano eye-tracker. Males fixated on the intergluteal cleft for 0.96 ± 1.1 s and the thigh gap for 0.07 ± 0.2 s; while, females fixated for 0.81 ± 0.9 s and 0.06 ± 0.2 s on the same regions, respectively. Significant gender differences were observed in the intergluteal cleft (p = 0.002) and upper lateral buttock (p < 0.001). This study offers new insights into the observation of buttocks. The consistent attention toward the intergluteal cleft across demographics could be of potential significance in the aesthetic perception of buttocks. However, diverse gaze patterns also underscore the multifaceted nature of human attraction. These findings hold implications for plastic surgery, aesthetic medicine, and the sociocultural understanding of beauty. A deeper dive into aesthetic preferences is pivotal for a holistic understanding of human perceptions of attractive buttocks. This 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 Table of Contents or the online instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Aesthetic enhancements to the buttock region have grown in demand due to media influence and evolving beauty standards. Using eye-tracking technology, we sought to uncover subconscious visual preferences regarding the buttock aesthetic. The objective of this investigation was to assess visual gaze patterns in assessing female buttocks among Caucasian and Asians through eye-tracking technology.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
67 participants viewed photographs of buttocks from various angles, and eye movements were analyzed using the Tobii Pro Nano eye-tracker.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Males fixated on the intergluteal cleft for 0.96 ± 1.1 s and the thigh gap for 0.07 ± 0.2 s; while, females fixated for 0.81 ± 0.9 s and 0.06 ± 0.2 s on the same regions, respectively. Significant gender differences were observed in the intergluteal cleft (p = 0.002) and upper lateral buttock (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This study offers new insights into the observation of buttocks. The consistent attention toward the intergluteal cleft across demographics could be of potential significance in the aesthetic perception of buttocks. However, diverse gaze patterns also underscore the multifaceted nature of human attraction. These findings hold implications for plastic surgery, aesthetic medicine, and the sociocultural understanding of beauty. A deeper dive into aesthetic preferences is pivotal for a holistic understanding of human perceptions of attractive buttocks.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III
METHODS
This 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 Table of Contents or the online instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
Identifiants
pubmed: 39075324
doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04257-x
pii: 10.1007/s00266-024-04257-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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