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Area of Science:

Medical Aesthetics
Artificial Intelligence
Psychology

Background:

Aesthetic procedures are popular but can disappoint individuals with low self-esteem due to unrealistic beauty standards.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers objective assessment potential for pre-treatment simulations in aesthetic medicine.
Understanding the interplay between psychological profiles and AI facial evaluations is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the relationship between psychological profiles and AI-driven facial evaluations.
To compare AI assessments of facial traits with self-assessments.

Main Methods:

47 participants completed psychological tests (TIPI-PL, SWLS, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Self-Perception Scale).
An AI neural network analyzed facial images for 7 traits: attractiveness, competence, restfulness, joy, dominance, health, and trustworthiness.
Correlations and comparisons between AI and self-assessments were analyzed using Pearson's r and Mann-Whitney U tests.

Main Results:

AI rated female faces as significantly more attractive, rested, happy, and trustworthy.
A trend suggested an association between 'Competent' and 'Rested' AI results and TIPI Extraversion.
No other significant correlations were found between psychological status and AI facial evaluations.

Conclusions:

AI holds promise for medical applications, but limitations exist in evaluating the complex relationship between appearance and psychological factors.
While the Self-Perception Scale correlated with psychological tests, AI ratings were generally lower than self-assessments.
AI should be used cautiously and not as the sole tool for planning aesthetic procedures.