Early Childhood Facial Asymmetry

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Current logic holds that symmetry is beautiful because it suggests a relatively healthy childhood, free from diseases that could take their toll on facial features, causing subtle asymmetry diseases such as chicken pox, mumps, whooping cough or tonsillitis. Facial asymmetry in adolescents is in no way related to early childhood heath. Although asymmetry on a larger scale may be caused by significant injuries, untreated infections and certain rare genetic disorders. Our attraction to symmetry might be a byproduct of our sensitivity to these major asymmetries or possibly just a reflection of our visual appreciation of symmetry in art and nature.

Other factors that play a role in initial attraction is interaction and similarities Interaction

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