The application of age progression to the search for missing persons demonstrates its usefulness in being able to reconstruct the aged face based on the current age of a person who has been missing for many years. Age progression takes into account facial physiognomic elements and their changes over time. Based on these premises, the present study aims to investigate the evolution of somatic features, from childhood to adulthood, of one of the authors' father using photos at different ages of him. Sixteen photos were collected depicting an individual of Italian origin between the age of 1 and 72. The photos were processed in Adobe (c) Photoshop software to graphically highlight the shape development of individual physiognomic elements. The shape of the face, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and cheeks were analysed in detail using a morphological approach. The ageing processes that occurred in this case were discussed on the basis of the literature. The present study demonstrates the in-depth analysis of the dynamics of facial growth in a single case. Nonetheless, aging is different for each individual, so further studies are necessary to observe facial development on as many subjects as possible.

Father figure: Study of the age progression process from old pictures and its value in forensic sciences / Donato, Laura; Ubelaker, Douglas H; Marsella, Luigi; Camatti, Jessika; Treglia, Michele; Cecchi, Rossana. - In: LEGAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1344-6223. - 68:(2024), pp. 1-6. [10.1016/j.legalmed.2024.102421]

Father figure: Study of the age progression process from old pictures and its value in forensic sciences

Camatti, Jessika
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Cecchi, Rossana
Conceptualization
2024

Abstract

The application of age progression to the search for missing persons demonstrates its usefulness in being able to reconstruct the aged face based on the current age of a person who has been missing for many years. Age progression takes into account facial physiognomic elements and their changes over time. Based on these premises, the present study aims to investigate the evolution of somatic features, from childhood to adulthood, of one of the authors' father using photos at different ages of him. Sixteen photos were collected depicting an individual of Italian origin between the age of 1 and 72. The photos were processed in Adobe (c) Photoshop software to graphically highlight the shape development of individual physiognomic elements. The shape of the face, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and cheeks were analysed in detail using a morphological approach. The ageing processes that occurred in this case were discussed on the basis of the literature. The present study demonstrates the in-depth analysis of the dynamics of facial growth in a single case. Nonetheless, aging is different for each individual, so further studies are necessary to observe facial development on as many subjects as possible.
2024
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Father figure: Study of the age progression process from old pictures and its value in forensic sciences / Donato, Laura; Ubelaker, Douglas H; Marsella, Luigi; Camatti, Jessika; Treglia, Michele; Cecchi, Rossana. - In: LEGAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1344-6223. - 68:(2024), pp. 1-6. [10.1016/j.legalmed.2024.102421]
Donato, Laura; Ubelaker, Douglas H; Marsella, Luigi; Camatti, Jessika; Treglia, Michele; Cecchi, Rossana
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