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Results show no trend toward fuller lips between 1960 and 2011
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A recent review of hundreds of fashion model photographs over a 50-year period indicated no trend toward fuller lips.
The researchers suggested that the preference for fuller lips is a recent phenomenon with multiple factors at play. They analyzed 350 photographs from 50 years of Vogue magazines to determine trends in lip fullness. The data collection period ran from June 1, 2010 to June 31, 2011.
No statistically significant increasing trend or strong association was observed for the upper-lip surface area (95% CI, −0.218 to 0.218) between 1960 and 2011, according to the results. Over the same time period, a similar outcome was reported for the lower-lip surface area (95% CI, −0.225 to 0.225) and the ratio between the upper-lip and the lower-lip surface areas (95% CI, −2.54 to 2.54). Other results indicated a mean upper lip to lower lip surface area ratio of 0.68, which suggests a 47% larger lower lip than upper lip.
Disclosure: The researchers report no relevant financial disclosures.
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