Reza Mehravaran - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of ‎Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Sara Samadi - Student of Dentistry, Students Research Committee, School of Dentistry, International Branch, Shiraz ‎University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Beauty standards are related to race and change over time with cultural changes. The criteria obtained for a specific race cannot be used as treatment planning criteria for other races and societies. It seems that no thorough study has been carried out in Iranian context to determine the acceptability of these standards. In this study, the desired nasolabial (NL), nasofrontal (NF), chin-neck (Ch-N) angles and anterior-posterior chin position from the point of view of people seeking esthetic surgery were determined. METHODS: In a cross-sectional, descriptive study, ۵۰۰ people seeking esthetic surgery referring to School of Dentistry and Chamran Hospital in Shiraz, Iran, were asked to see images and record their desired angles in a questionnaire. The samples were chosen from people with ages ranging from ۱۸ to ۴۸ years old referred to t-he Hospital in ۲۰۱۲ and ۲۰۱۳. The silhouette profile image of a young girl with normal face ratios was used. Data were analyzed via SPSS software using chi-square and t-tests. Chi-square test was used to compare nominal data and student’s t-test to compare quantitative data. P < ۰.۰۵۰ was considered as significant. RESULTS: The mean age of subjects in our study was ۲۷ years. From the ۵۰۰ subjects, ۳۵.۴% were males and ۶۴.۶% were females. Average desired Ch-N, NL and NF were ۱۱۸.۲۸, ۱۳۷.۸ and ۱۰۷.۸ respectively. Desired mean for the anterior-posterior chin position was ۶.۲۳ mm. CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, no significant differences were found between the desired face sizes in Iranian community and other communities.

cosmetic surgery, Beauty Cultures, beauty