A comparison of risk factors for women seeking labiaplasty compared to those not seeking labiaplasty

Body Image

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-62

  Veale, David ^a   Eshkevari, Ertimiss ^a   Ellison, Nell ^a   Costa, Ana ^a   Robinson, Dudley ^a   Kavouni, Angelica ^b   Cardozo, Linda ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b King's College London and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Body image disorder; Cosmetic surgery; Genitalia; Labiaplasty; Risk factors; Teasing

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY IMAGE DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABIAPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; TEASING; UNITED KINGDOM; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABUSE; BODY IMAGE DISORDER; COSMETIC SURGERY; GENITALIA; LABIAPLASTY; RISK FACTORS; TEASING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; VULVA; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891632782     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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