Reasons for undergoing cosmetic surgery: A retrospective study

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 75-96

  Thorpe, S J ^a   Ahmed, B ^b   Steer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Cosmetic surgery; Decision; Elective surgery; Motivation; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LASER SURGERY; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344262584     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660412331303857     Document Type: Article

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