Masking Gender: The Impact of Facial Coverings on Gender Recognition

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Sep 1;148(3):521e-522e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008273.

Authors

Daniel Simon¹, Luis Capitán¹, Shanique A Martin², Rahim Nazerali³, Thomas Satterwhite⁴, Shane D Morrison⁵, Fermín Capitán-Cañadas¹

Affiliations

¹ The Facialteam Group, HC Marbella International Hospital, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash.
³ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
⁴ Align Surgical Associates, San Francisco, Calif.
⁵ Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich.

PMID: 34346914
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008273

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Facial Recognition*
Female
Forehead / anatomy & histology*
Humans
Male
Masks / adverse effects*
Sex Characteristics*
Sex Reassignment Procedures
Transgender Persons