Is aesthetic surgery a business guided by market structures aimed primarily at material gain
and profit or a surgical intervention intended to benefit patients and an integral part of the …

Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in
order to repair or restore body parts to look normal or to enhance a certain structure or …

An agreed definition for cosmetic surgery would be helpful for the purposes of discourse on
ethics, patient safety, healthcare policy and health economics. One of the problems with …

Writings on the psychological effects of aesthetic surgery have evidenced a subtle but
important difference of opinion. One viewpoint emphasizes the intrapsychic significance of …

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 …

Advances in plastic and reconstructive surgery have revolutionized the management of
patients suffering from disfiguring congenital abnormalities, burns and skin cancers. The …

Modern women feel compelled to meet near-impossible standards of beauty. For many, this
pursuit ultimately culminates in cosmetic surgery–a radical form of beautification that is …

Little is known about professional perceptions of plastic and reconstructive surgery. In an era
of managed health care and social reform, public perception, or misconception, may …

Cosmetic surgery is big business. With demand rising, this commercial medical practice has
become a modern body custom. To explain the emergence and growth of this demand …

The business of attaining and retaining beauty is an enigmatic and lucrative one,
conspicuously lacking in scientific rigor despite attempts otherwise. We all know facial …