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Evidence from facial attractiveness studies and comparative primatology suggests that genital skin perfusion and smoothness may contribute to perceived attractiveness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We investigated whether vulvar skin perfusion and smoothness predict perceived genital attractiveness and compared its impact with that of labia size and volume.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A standardized image database of 1080 vulvar images from healthy women was analyzed for morphometric and colorimetric features. Representative images (n = 360) were digitally manipulated to vary skin perfusion (measured as a* value). Attractiveness judgments were obtained from 159 Polish adults (45 men, 114 women; mean age = 26.7) in 40,991 forced-choice paired comparisons. Bradley\u2013Terry models estimated latent attractiveness scores. Analyses of covariance tested chromatic manipulations, and hierarchical regression identified predictors across colorimetric, morphological, and demographic factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Enhanced vulvar skin perfusion significantly increased attractiveness relative to natural and reduced skin perfusion (P &amp;lt; .001, \u03b7p\u00b2 = .17). The regression models explained 59% of the variance. Positive predictors included skin redness, greater apparent labia majora volume, and smooth skin texture. The negative predictors were increased labia minora visibility, skin wrinkling\/atrophy, presence of a supralabial crease, lower skin lightness, greater skin yellowness, and model age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perceived genital attractiveness is shaped by both chromatic and morphological features, with vulvar skin perfusion and texture emerging as important determinants. These findings suggest that FGCS planning should look beyond labiaplasty alone, incorporating interventions targeting skin color and quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence: 5 (Therapeutic)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For image description, please refer to the figure legend and surrounding text.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/asj\/sjaf230","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,6]],"date-time":"2025-11-06T13:19:19Z","timestamp":1762435159000},"page":"952-958","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Think Smooth and Pink: The Role of Skin Color and Texture in Caucasian Female Genital aesthetics"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1534-8264","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marek","family":"Jankowski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"Buszka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oliwia","family":"B\u0105kowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2518-6759","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aleksandra","family":"To\u0142opi\u0142o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026081719565550900_sjaf230-B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"762","DOI":"10.1097\/DSS.0000000000003832","article-title":"Using Google trends for evaluation of public interest in female genital aesthetic procedures","volume":"49","author":"Ergul","year":"2023","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2026081719565550900_sjaf230-B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"507","DOI":"10.1590\/S1983-51752011000300023","article-title":"Nymphoplasty: classification and technical refinements","volume":"26","author":"da Cunha","year":"2011","journal-title":"Rev Bras Cir Pl\u00e1st"},{"key":"2026081719565550900_sjaf230-B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1363","DOI":"10.1080\/13691058.2016.1184315","article-title":"\u2018Everything's neatly tucked away': young women's views on desirable vulval anatomy","volume":"18","author":"Howarth","year":"2016","journal-title":"Cult Health Sex"},{"key":"2026081719565550900_sjaf230-B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"643","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1471-0528.2004.00517.x","article-title":"Female genital appearance: \u201cnormality\u201d unfolds","volume":"112","author":"Lloyd","year":"2005","journal-title":"BJOG"},{"key":"2026081719565550900_sjaf230-B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"461","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2019.11.272","article-title":"Perception of labial size and objective measurements-is there a correlation? 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