OBJECTIVE During the past decades, cosmetic surgery has become increasingly popular. People with certain psychopathology disorders, for example, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), are dissatisfied with their physical appearance, and a significant number try to receive cosmetic medical treatment for their complaints. It seems relatively easy for them to receive this type of surgery, despite the fac...

Performing cosmetic surgery on body members, especially on face and mostly on nose, is globally widespread and thus rhinoplasty is commonly practiced in all societies and nations. Each year ten thousands of individuals undergo cosmetic surgery in order to enhance the appearance of their bodies. The objective of this study was to study the personality traits of people who had applied for cosmeti...

OBJECTIVE To explore, among middle-aged women, the relationship between having ever had cosmetic surgery and the frequency of use of other health services. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of cross-sectional survey data from the Women's Health Australia (WHA) study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A nationally representative sample of the "mid-aged" (45-50 years) cohort of women who participated in t...

Currently, cosmetic surgery is spread around the world. Several factors are involved in this rapidly evolving field such as socio-economic development, changes in cultural norms, globalization and the effects of Western culture, advertising, media, and mental disorders. Nowadays the cosmetic surgery is becoming a profitable business, which deals exclusively with human appearance and less from t...

Objective: The interest in cosmetic surgery has increased dramatically during recent years and psychologists have focused on the associations of this interest. The present study aimed to compare cosmetic surgery patients and normal individuals in terms of their early maladaptive schemas (EMSs), body image (BI), and self-esteem, as well as investigate the relationships of EMSs and self-esteem wi...

Studies in Vietnam and other countries reveal that the number consumers willing to consider cosmetic surgery has increased. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate a research agenda by illuminating a key empirical issue on forecasting deviant consumer behaviour in Vietnam in relation to aspects of cosmetic surgery. Questions considered, include; what are the factors that affect consumers’ exp...