Self-esteem and cosmetic surgery: is there a relationship between the two?

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  • Cynthia Figueroa
چکیده

This article addresses the correlation between a patient's self-esteem and the demand for and use of cosmetic surgery. The greater purpose of this article is to broaden nurses' understanding of the profound influence of self-esteem as it relates to cosmetic surgery patients and their decision to have surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Plastic surgical nursing : official journal of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses

دوره 23 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003