Editing Face (section)

==Society and culture==

===Cosmetic surgery===
[[Cosmetic surgery]] can be used to alter the appearance of the facial features.<ref>[https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plasticandcosmeticsurgery.html Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery: MedlinePlus]. Nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.</ref> Maxillofacial surgery may also be used in cases of [[facial trauma]], injury to the face and skin diseases. Severely disfigured individuals have recently received full [[face transplant]]s and partial transplants of skin and muscle tissue.<ref>[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Departments_and_Services/surgery/services/PlasticSurg/Reconstructive/FaceTransplantSurgery/default.aspx Face Transplant Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital]</ref>

===Caricatures===
[[Caricature]]s often exaggerate facial features to make a face more easily recognized in association with a pronounced portion of the face of the individual in question—for example, a caricature of [[Osama bin Laden]] might focus on his facial hair and nose; a caricature of [[George W. Bush]] might enlarge his ears to the size of an elephant's; a caricature of [[Jay Leno]] may pronounce his head and chin; and a caricature of [[Mick Jagger]] might enlarge his lips. Exaggeration of memorable features helps people to recognize others when presented in a caricature form.<ref>[http://www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/art/specproj/caricatures/menu.htm information about caricatures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826140342/http://www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/art/specproj/caricatures/menu.htm |date=2007-08-26 }}. Edu.dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.</ref>

===Metaphor===
By extension, anything which is the forward or world-facing part of a system which has internal structure is considered its "face", like the [[façade]] of a building. For example, a [[Public Relations Officer|public relations]] or [[press officer]] might be called the "face" of the organization he or she represents. "Face" is also used metaphorically in a [[Face (sociological concept)|sociological context]] to refer to reputation or standing in society, particularly Chinese society,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Ho, David Yau-fai |title=On the Concept of Face|journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=81 |issue=4 |date=January 1976 |pages=867&ndash;84|doi=10.1086/226145|jstor=2777600|s2cid=145513767}}: "The concept of face is, of course, Chinese in origin".</ref> and is spoken of as a resource which can be won or lost. Because of the association with individuality, the anonymous person is sometimes referred to as "faceless".