1 / 27

Examination of the Perception of Double Eyelid Beauty Among Asian Americans

Examination of the Perception of Double Eyelid Beauty Among Asian Americans. presented by: Jenny Paek Department of Environmental Analysis & Design May 13,2006. Brief History. M. Mikamo performed the first documented double eyelid surgery

braden
Download Presentation

Examination of the Perception of Double Eyelid Beauty Among Asian Americans

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Examination of the Perception of Double Eyelid Beauty Among Asian Americans presented by: Jenny Paek Department of Environmental Analysis & Design May 13,2006

  2. Brief History • M. Mikamo performed the first documented double eyelid surgery (Obata & Sergile 1997) • Purpose was not to create Caucasian eyes • Create eyes that were attractive in the Japanese society

  3. Research Question • Can double eyelid surgery be an influence on the perception of Asian Americans?

  4. Hypotheses • Although most non-Asians cannot distinguish single eyelid from double eyelid, double eyelid does have an influence on the perception of Asian Americans. • Non-Asians would feel more comfortable seeing an Asian face with double eyelid. • Asian Americans would like to undergo double eyelid surgery to be accepted by the majority.

  5. Single Eyelid Double Eyelid What is Double Eyelid?

  6. Who has DE? • Whites • Blacks • Hispanics • Asian Indians • Some East Asians • Some Pacific Islanders • Some Southeast Asians

  7. People With Single Eyelid… • Can obtain DE by: • Undergoing DE Surgery • Using tape • Using glue • Using fiber thread

  8. What is Double Eyelid Surgery? • Cutting Method: • Crescent shaped piece of skin removed out of upper eyelid • Two sides are stitched together • “Double eyelid” fold is created • There are other methods (non-cutting): • Laser • Suture

  9. Surgical Procedure

  10. Who Can Undergo DE Surgery? • Anyone can but mostly Asians

  11. Pictures of Asian women and men before and after DE surgery Before and After…

  12. Reasons for DE Surgery • Cosmetic: • Enhance eyes • Create a crease • Easier to apply eyeliner • Symmetry • Medical: • Poking of eyelashes

  13. Data • Convenience based samples • UCI students • Surveys of pre and post-surgery • 110 responses

  14. Data Asians: 60% White: 21% Hispanic: 18% Black: 1%

  15. Data

  16. Pre-surgery Photo • Significant at the .01 level

  17. Post-surgery Photo • Significant at the .05 level

  18. Comparison of All Pictures

  19. Interesting Findings • When comparing all of the facial features’ ratings, biggest difference between Black and White • When comparing eye ratings, biggest difference between pre-surgery Asian and White • When comparing eye ratings from the post-surgery survey, biggest difference between Black and White

  20. Implications • Whites are the Golden Standard • Unintentionally, everyone uses Whites as the standard of beauty • Double eyelid surgery does impact the perception of Asian Americans

  21. Future Studies • Larger sample • Gender issues • Level of acculturation and percentage of double eyelid surgery • Differences among generations and percentage of double eyelid surgery

  22. Acknowledgements • Dr. Zuzana Bic • Dr. Valerie Jenness • Rita Petersen • UROP

  23. For More Information Contact me at: Jenny Paek University of California, Irvine Department of Environmental, Analysis & Design jpaek@uci.edu 949-400-0288

  24. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

More Related