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If you think your face is a bit lopsided, just wait until you get older. New research shows that differences between the two sides of your face increase with age. For the study, scientists used 3-D digital imaging to scan the faces of 191 people, aged 4 months to 88 years, to assess how facial symmetry changed with age.
The results revealed small — but measurable and noticeable — increases in facial asymmetry with aging. The greatest age-related increases in facial asymmetry occurred in the lower two-thirds of the face, from the eyebrows to the nose and from the nose to chin.
“The observed correlation between increasing facial asymmetry and age can be useful as a guide in plastic surgery to produce age-matched features,” said researcher Dr. Helena Taylor, from Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass. “Ultimately, we hope to contribute to a better understanding of how asymmetry evolves with time and use this data to improve outcomes in both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery,” the researchers said in a journal news release.