April 1, 2009
By:Lisette Hilton
Students in London completed a survey that measured aspects of people's attitudes toward cosmetic surgery on a seven-point scale. The survey also factored in personality points, such as extroversion, emotional stability and openness to experience.
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March 1, 2009
By:Karen Donley-Hayes
Psychological factors are always worth considering when evaluating potential cosmetic surgery patients. And this applies to elderly patients as well.
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March 1, 2009
By:Lisette Hilton
Researchers are asking critical questions of teenagers regarding motives, issues and whether they are even able to make informed decisions regarding what usually are permanent changes to their appearance.
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August 1, 2008
By:Lisette Hilton
According to recent research, breast implant patients are not getting the overall boosts in self-esteem and quality of life that we once thought.
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June 30, 2008
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — A physician here says that when it comes to avoiding the potential wrath of a disgruntled plastic-surgery patient, the best defense is a good offense, reports Medical News Today.
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 | November 14, 2007
By:Allen Putterman, MD
Despite the efforts of cosmetic oculofacial plastic surgeons to explain procedures and possible complications to their patients, unmet expectations and post-surgical problems deemed by those patients as "unacceptable" continue to pose challenges.
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November 14, 2007
By:Lisette Hilton
Where surgeons burn out, become physically sick, ruminate incessantly, suffer from stress disorders, and may even take their own lives — this is the "dark side" of perfectionism.
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October 1, 2007
By:Linda Marie Wetzel
Television shows that feature patients undergoing cosmetic surgery have a definite impact on viewers who are considering such procedures for themselves, according to a recent study.
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September 1, 2007
By:Lisette Hilton
A new study, using assessment tools especially designed for MWL patients, shows quality of life and positive body image, which improve after bariatric surgery, receive an added boost with body contouring.
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