Ästhetische Gesichtsbehandlungen wie Botox- und Füllstoffinjektionen führten zu einem geringen Anstieg der wahrgenommenen Attraktivität. Sie hatten jedoch keinen signifikanten Einfluss darauf, wie vertrauenswürdig, ehrlich, freundlich, dominant, kompetent oder intelligente Menschen erschienen oder wie wünschenswert sie als potenzielle langfristige Partner sind.
Can facial fillers and Botox-like injections improve your dating prospects or how others see you?
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03010066251337353
From the linked article:
People often turn to cosmetic enhancements with the hope of making a better impression—whether in dating, social settings, or the workplace. But how much do these changes in appearance actually influence how others see us? A new study published in the journal Perception suggests that while popular **facial aesthetic treatments like Botox and filler injections** can lead to slightly more favorable impressions in terms of attractiveness, the overall impact on how others perceive a person’s warmth, competence, or desirability as a long-term partner appears limited.
The results from Study 1 indicated that **facial aesthetic treatment led to a small but statistically significant increase in perceived attractiveness**. On a seven-point scale, the average rating for attractiveness rose by about 0.09 points after treatment. Among all traits tested, youthfulness showed the clearest boost, increasing by 0.13 points on average.
Changes on other social dimensions were even less apparent. **The treatment had no significant effect on how trustworthy, honest, friendly, dominant, competent, or intelligent the targets appeared**. In other words, while participants tended to view the treated faces as slightly more attractive and youthful, this did not extend to perceptions of moral character, sociability, or capability.
The findings mirrored those from the first study. Participants showed slightly more interest in post-treatment individuals for casual romantic encounters and platonic friendships. Specifically, desirability ratings for casual dating increased by about 0.10 points, while friendship desirability increased by 0.08 points. **There was no statistically significant change in how desirable participants found the targets as potential long-term partners.**
Botox injections don’t make you look more intelligent … who’d have thunk? 😉