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 …

An increasing number of people are opting for cosmetic surgeries. For many years, the
physical and aesthetic appearance of Caucasians has been considered to be ideal …

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 …

Background: New treatment methods to improve and enhance the appearance of the
buttocks require globally accepted scales for aesthetic research and patient evaluation. The …

Abstract Objectives The World Health Organization launched a recent global campaign to
combat ageism, citing its ubiquity and insidious threat to health. The historical context that …

We explored psychosocial pathways to longevity, specifically, the association between
psychological well-being and mortality in a 20-year prospective cohort study of 7626 …

Background The buttock is the second sex feature of the human body, and the graceful
buttock curve gives people confidence. Although the safety of gluteal augmentation with …

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 …

Background While the buttock region is considered an esthetic hallmark, the Brazilian butt lift
(BBL) remains controversially discussed in the plastic surgery community. This is due to its …

Background: Body image research deals a lot with awareness of the body as an entity.
Studies that consider individual anatomical aspects and place them in an intercultural …