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Symmetry is beautiful, but on the other hand there are studies that show woman like guys with scars. If nose asymmetry is a result of fighting trauma woman could theoretically also associate it with high T, risk taking behaviour. Perhaps for some guys taking up boxing could even be an alternative to getting a nose job.
Symmetry seems to be more important for nose though, perhaps because it is very central to the face:
https://sciencenorway.no/behaviour-evolution-face/how-important-is-the-nose/1403695
Symmetry seems to be more important for nose though, perhaps because it is very central to the face:
https://sciencenorway.no/behaviour-evolution-face/how-important-is-the-nose/1403695
Our noses are large and fragile compared to those of the apes. The nose is one of the body parts that is most susceptible to injury: A face fracture most commonly involves the nose.
There is a theory that our hands are adapted to violence, and it seems that fist fights are a phenomenon peculiar to humans. In these kinds of fights, the nose can be an easy target.
He explains that the nose may have signalling power similar to that of the ornamental feathers of a great tit.
“A great tit has white feathers on the side of the head that break easily. When males fight, they go after these feathers, and any damage is very visible,” he explains. “Males become less attractive with broken feathers.”