Project make-me-beautiful

Damian Koh | Aug 14, 2006

Think of it this way, the next time you decide to head to a plastic surgeon, you might not have to pay the initial consultation fees for a preview of what or how you might look like post-surgery. You could do that in the comfort of your home with a new software.

Tommer Leyvand, a graduate of Tel Aviv University of Israel has developed a new program that applies an algorithm that can make minor adjustments, for example, to the thickness of the eyebrows or the ratio of facial width at the eye and mouth level. This "digital beautification" algorithm is supposed to make a face more attractive in a few minutes without dramatically altering the appearance.

According to New Scientist, a team led by Leyvand's colleague, Yael Eisenthal, did a poll asking people to rate the attractiveness of about 200 photographs and wrote a program that would make these facial adjustments based on the rules generated from the survey.

While initial results have proved promising, it doesn't mean that if you look like the Hulk, the program will turn you into Tom Cruise. You'll probably have to go to a plastic surgeon for that.

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