What is beauty?

A Sisti, N Aryan, P Sadeghi - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2021 - Springer
Purpose In the current study, the authors attempt to thoroughly investigate the concept of
beauty from different perspectives in different historical periods and offer their personal …

Metrics of the aesthetically perfect breast

B Atiye, F Chahine - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2018 - Springer
Breast surgery has long been viewed as an art more than a science. However, defining and
objectively measuring the ideal breast morphology and aesthetic proportions are …

Ageism linked to culture, not demographics: Evidence from an 8-billion-word corpus across 20 countries

R Ng, JW Lim-Soh - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Ageism has increased over 200 years and costs the US health care system $63
billion a year. While scholars agree on the consequences of ageism, there are …

[HTML][HTML] Self-acceptance and interdependence promote longevity: Evidence from a 20-year prospective cohort study

R Ng, HG Allore, BR Levy - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
We explored psychosocial pathways to longevity, specifically, the association between
psychological well-being and mortality in a 20-year prospective cohort study of 7626 …

Current trends in breast augmentation: an international analysis

PI Heidekrueger, S Sinno, DA Hidalgo… - Aesthetic Surgery …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Breast augmentation surgery remains the most frequently performed aesthetic
surgical procedure worldwide. However, many variations exist regarding preoperative …

The role of breast size and areolar pigmentation in perceptions of women's sexual attractiveness, reproductive health, sexual maturity, maternal nurturing abilities, and …

BJ Dixson, M Duncan, AF Dixson - Archives of sexual behavior, 2015 - Springer
Women's breast morphology is thought to have evolved via sexual selection as a signal of
maturity, health, and fecundity. While research demonstrates that breast morphology is …

[HTML][HTML] 40-year projections of disability and social isolation of older adults for long-range policy planning in Singapore

R Ng, SQ Lim, SY Saw, KB Tan - International Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Against a rapidly aging population, projections are done to size up the demand for long-term
care (LTC) services for long-range policy planning. These projections are typically focused …

Outcomes of different quality of life assessment modalities after breast cancer therapy: a network meta-analysis

SL Kastora, A Holmquist, A Valachis… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Improvement in clinical understanding of the priorities of patients with breast
cancer (BC) regarding postoperative aesthetic outcomes (AOs) is needed. Objective To …

Global aesthetic surgery statistics: a closer look

PI Heidekrueger, S Juran, D Ehrl, T Aung… - Journal of plastic …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Obtaining quality global statistics about surgical procedures remains an
important yet challenging task. The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) …

Breast and body contouring for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals

SD Morrison, SC Wilson… - Clinics in Plastic …, 2018 - plasticsurgery.theclinics.com
Individuals with varying gender identities are becoming more widely accepted throughout
the world. 1–7 With continued progressive societal changes and improvements in insurance …