from the stop-sniggering-at-the-back! dept.
Building a better breast with eye-tracking technology
What makes the female breast attractive? The answer is subjective, of course. But studies using eye-tracking technology are providing a more objective basis for determining which breast areas are most attractive - which may help to improve the outcomes of surgery, reports the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
The lower breast - especially the nipple and surrounding area - gets the most attention from both men and women, according to the study by Piotr Pietruski, MD, PhD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Prof. W. Orlowski Memorial Hospital, Warsaw. They write, "Thanks to objective analysis of observer's gaze pattern, eye-tracking technology may provide a better insight into the visual perception of breast esthetics and symmetry."
In the study, 50 male and 50 female observers were asked to assess the aesthetics and symmetry of eight types of female breasts. The images varied in terms of breast size and degree of ptosis (sagging). The researchers used eye-tracking technology to collect data on what parts of the breast image the observers were looking at, and how long they looked at each area.
Although there were some differences based on the sex of the observer and the type of breast, "the key characteristics of gaze patterns in women and men were essentially the same," Dr. Pietruski and colleagues write. The main area of interest was the lower portion of the breast - especially the nipple and surrounding area (nipple-areola complex, or NAC).
[...] "By looking at where a participant's gaze is directed, we can see what their attention is being drawn to--whether it be a scar, a shadow, a fold or a crease," said Rahim Nazerali, MD, co-author of the Stanford University study. "This technology allows us to enhance certain features or disguise parts of the procedure area to provide the patient with the best possible outcome."
Analysis of the Visual Perception of Female Breast Aesthetics and Symmetry, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006292)
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @04:31AM (4 children)
The best breast is a natural one, whatever size or shape. To paraphrase Frank Zappa,
Is that a real breast... i mean
Is that a mexican breast
Or is that a sears breast?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @04:41AM (3 children)
It seems like fake funbags are on the way out, but have the surgeries peaked yet?
(Score: 2, Touché) by driverless on Thursday December 05 2019, @10:13AM (2 children)
Everyone knows you build better breasts with silicone, you don't need eye-tracking technology for that.
This is just an excuse for academics to stare at tits. Expect to see it in the JIR some time soon.
(Score: 5, Funny) by driverless on Thursday December 05 2019, @10:18AM
I should also mention that it's very culture-dependent. In France, the perfect breast fills a champagne glass. In America, it clogs a toilet.
Gawd, you can get so much mileage out of this article...
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Friday December 06 2019, @02:21AM
Maybe of interest to the porn industry...
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @04:49AM (2 children)
For those who want to corroborate the research findings, follow the DOI link then select "view on journal site". It will let you read the unabridged paper, with full diagrams.
For science, of course.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:40AM (1 child)
Film at 11.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @09:01AM
This is the internet, I'm sure there is a film available about it (or them) 24-7-365.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @04:56AM
Better than all the rest.
Better than any breast, any breast I ever met
I'm stuck on your nipple, I hang on every word you say
Tear us apart, baby, I would rather be dead.
(Score: 4, Funny) by black6host on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:08AM
The bestest breast
Of east or west
Is the one which upon
My lips doth rest.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:41AM (2 children)
my sample size is small, but the best looking meatbags' meatbags I had the occasion to put my light sensors on were all redheads. Must be some color coding of the universe.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @03:59PM
Amen brother! Redheads for the win. Alabaster coloring. Beautiful pink nipples. Double plus good!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @07:50PM
their nether regions can be attractive too. :)
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:50AM (2 children)
Shouldn't TFS title be "Building a Better Beast Using Eye-Tracking Technology"?
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(Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Thursday December 05 2019, @06:11PM (1 child)
Fuck. Now I can't stop trying to picture Ruth Bader Ginsberg's tits.
I really need to stop reading at -1!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @06:50PM
I suppose it's a change from thinking about Hillary's.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by shortscreen on Thursday December 05 2019, @06:09AM
Let's compare the results of your research with the results of my research. (NSFW) https://www.thenude.eu/Valda_20700.htm [thenude.eu]
I wonder what the eighth type is, only seven had been documented previously https://www.womenshealthmag.com/jp/wellness/g29237035/types-of-boobs-20190928/?slide=1 [womenshealthmag.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @06:47AM
Normally I'd be posting some snarky anonymous comment, but for this one I'm not going to touch it with...
nevermind, I'm just not going to touch it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @07:07AM
I'll volunteer examine them! Where do I sign up?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @07:43AM
a.k.a. Choppiri Ecchi na Onnanoko no Kakikata (ちょっぴりHなおんなのこの描き方), because it is a japanese book.
breasts chapter, obviously... :)
CYA
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @01:56PM
building a better breast: why stop there?
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday December 05 2019, @03:40PM (1 child)
...was it president Truman who said "Beware the growth of the Nipple-Aureola Complex"?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:04PM
I like Terry Thomas' rant [youtube.com] better.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday December 05 2019, @03:43PM
She got what?
A boob job?
No...yeah!?
Put a pad of silicone up against the breast bone, boob job!
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(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 05 2019, @05:46PM (2 children)
Good on you, folks. Now excuse me while I go see if I can reproduce the results.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by slashnot on Thursday December 05 2019, @08:49PM (1 child)
Yes, I definitely need to be an observer in this kind of study.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday December 06 2019, @05:28PM
The sad part is, it actually is better science than a whole lot of what's being published lately. It's goofy but it follows the scientific method, delivers a reproducible experiment, and its methodologies therein are sound.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @06:49PM
I would need to look in the research paper, but if I am asked to assess the symmetry or any other tangible metric of a set of objects, then my eyes are going to dart all over every part to make the assessment. I think asking only about intangible elements, such as aesthetics, would be more representative of the results they are after. Ask me to assess which ones I think look nicer, than presumably my eyes will linger more on the areas that I deem to be important.
I think there also needs to be some caution in assessing the results from the female participants because their gaze might focus more on areas where they might have insecurities about their own bodies as they compare theirs to the pictures.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 05 2019, @09:03PM
Many womens' shirts and dresses deliberately expose the top of the breasts, ie "cleavage". I've been told it's a good way to get free drinks. So it makes sense that when shown an entire breast, people would look first, and more often, at the parts they normally don't get to see.
(Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Friday December 06 2019, @12:25AM
Fantastic news! Instead of going through the embarrassment and bother of simply asking people what they like about breasts, let’s turn it into an overblown exercise in eyeball tracking based data mining.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 06 2019, @02:54AM
I'm a leg man, you insensitive clod!
(Score: 1) by jmc23 on Monday December 09 2019, @04:58AM
Nobody wants to see the disgusting contractions of implants in motion.