Perception of frontal facial images compared with their mirror images: chirality, enantiomorphic discrimination, and relevance to clinical practice.
Zaid B Al-BitarAhmad M HamdanAbedalrahman ShqaidefUmberto GaragiolaFarhad B NainiPublished in: Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery (2023)
Significant differences in perceptions of attractiveness between true and mirror-reversed frontal and selfie images were found. Observers preferred their image the way they view themselves in a mirror. The selfie is how other people view an individual. If a selfie is flipped horizontally, that is how an individual sees themselves in a mirror. Most observers preferred the mirror image of their selfie, which is how they would view themselves in a mirror.