Life satisfaction, self-esteem, and body image: A psychosocial evaluation of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery candidates

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 412-419

  Özgür, Figen ^a   Tuncali, Doǧan ^a   Gürsu, K Güler ^a  

^a NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body image; Life satisfaction; Reconstructive plastic surgery; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032421676     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002669900226     Document Type: Article

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