The main regulatory frameworks governing the cosmetic industry dates back to 1938 in the United States (US) and 40 years later in Europe (EU). Since then, both the US and EU cosmetic legislations have inspired the regulatory framework of a number of countries working toward harmonisation of cosmetics legislation. During the years the requirements for the efficacy of cosmetic products have been ...

Objectives: To determine appearance concerns of patients presenting for cosmetic treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study included consecutive patients of six different cosmetic clinics (n = 170), and a sample of the general population (n = 878). A study-specific self report questionnaire was administered to document demographic and appearance concerns. Presence of Body Dysmor...

Combination cosmetic surgery is a term used to describe the performance of more than one procedure to achieve unrelated aesthetic outcomes during the same operation. Patients request combined cosmetic procedures due to time constraints hence the wish for one recovery period, immediate gratification and financial considerations. Although combined cosmetic surgery dates from the late 70’s the lit...

'Cosmetic psychopharmacology' is a term coined by Peter Kramer in his 1993 best-seller, Listening to Prozac. It has come to refer to the use of psychoactive substances to effect changes in function for conditions that are either normal or subclinical variants. In this paper, I ask: What distinguishes an existential ailment from clinical depression, or either of those from normal depressed mood,...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of contat lens wear among highschool girls and their general knowledge about contact lenses and also to evaluate the specific knowledge of contact lens wearers about the lens. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 1664 students of 22 randomly selected girl highschools were enrolled. a questionaire including questions about wearing contact lens, age of first us...

Despite the increase in demand for cosmetic surgery there is little evidence on a national level regarding demand for surgery or how many people have actually had it. We analyse a module of questions commissioned for a national survey conducted in 2009 to examine the incidence of cosmetic surgery, and how it relates to self-assessed attractiveness and body image in Australia. Unsurprisingly, wo...

PURPOSE The purpose of the current study was to explore among young adults whether celebrity worship predicted the incidence of elective cosmetic surgery within the period of 8 months after controlling for several known predictors of elective cosmetic surgery. METHODS A total of 137 young adults completed questionnaire measures of attitudes toward a celebrity whose body image they admired, pr...