Objectives: the present study aimed to design and test a model of factors affecting the acceptance of cosmetic surgery in Iranian female students. Methods: a sample of 600 female students, ages 18 to 35, were selected from Kharazmi university by using cluster random sampling. The participants completed a set of questionnaires including " the short version of Attitude toward Women Scale (AWS) "...

Cosmetic surgery stands, for many theorists and social critics, as the ultimate symbol of invasion of the human body for the sake of physical beauty. Interpreted as somehow qualitatively different from other efforts at altering the body, plastic surgery is considered to be so extreme, so dangerous, that it leaves no space for interpretation as anything but subjugation. While such criticisms are...

The promise of cosmetic surgery is that one can reshape his or her body to remove perceived defects and thus have a perfect body. Although in practice this is not always the result, many continue to pursue this potential. One extreme example of this impulse is actress Heidi Montag, who underwent ten different plastic surgery procedures in one day. But the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery is...

Increased use of cosmetic surgery has led to a growing concern with its' psychiatric aspects. This paper reviews psychiatric evaluation of candidates for surgery; considers the rhinoplasty patient as a prototype; examines psychiatric complications of the surgery; and summarizes the outcome in

s of Interest Endoscopic Brow Lift: A Retrospective Review of 628Consecutive Cases Over 5 Years. CHIU E, BAKER DC; NEW YORK, NY In this review of the largest series of endoscopic brow lift proce-dures to date, the authors surveyed the plastic surgeons fromone institution on their experiences. Plastic surgeons from theManhattan Ear Nose and Throat Infirmary performed a total of<l...

The authors reviewed the literature on psychological and psychosocial outcomes for individuals undergoing cosmetic surgery, to address whether elective cosmetic procedures improve psychological well-being and psychosocial functioning and whether there are identifiable predictors of an unsatisfactory psychological outcome. They conducted a search of appropriate computerized databases for studies...