Obsession with a youthful appearance has become commonplace in modern society and has resulted in an upswing in cosmetic procedures trying to reverse the aging process. We selectively review the literature on aging and cosmetic surgery, with particular regard for the aging face. We pay attention to psychosocial aspects of response to such cosmetic procedures, both in terms of outcome and with r...

In light of the problems and rapid changes in our contemporary reality, fashion struggles. Clinics beauty centers have spread to tighten body, scrub skin, remove tattoos. So everyone who enters these clinics comes out a different way. This research as an original attempt for some new medical issues reach jurisprudential opinion, researcher's approach such controversial is Investigate correct Sh...

Objective: Himalayan mountain populations have been dependent upon indigenous plant resources for their health care for many years. Tribal women are interested in use of local herbs for cosmetic purposes. The present work is based on the results of research conducted on cosmetic uses of some important plants by the tribal women in District Poonch, Azad Kashmir Pakistan. Materials and Methods: A...

objectives: the purpose of this study is to make questionnaire for screening body dysmorphic disorder sufferers in cosmetic clinics. methods: a sample of 150 female patients with age average 29.4 years completed physical appearance concern questionnaire. it has been used as screening tool for screening patients with body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in cosmetic clinics. results: result of relia...

Cosmetic surgery is one of the two branches of plastic surgery. The characteristic of non-necessity of this surgical speciality implies an increased severity in the evaluation of the risk-benefit balance. Therefore, great care must be taken in providing all the information necessary in order to obtain valid consent to the intervention. We analyzed judgments concerning cosmetic surgery found in ...

In 2009, approximately 12.5 million cosmetic surgical (eg, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty) and minimally invasive procedures, (eg, Botox injections and chemical peels) were performed in the United States.1 The number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States has increased by more than 60% since 2000.1 As these statistics suggest, cosmetic procedures are popular. Numerous theoretic...

University College London, London, United Kingdom Correspondence: Dr Adrian Furnham, University College of London, Main Campus, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. Telephone 44-20-7679-2000, e-mail [email protected] The role of attractiveness in Western society has been extensively explored by evolutionary and social psychologists (1-3). A metaanalysis of more than 900 studies by L...