Humans are social animals with a strong sense of hierarchy. We assess ourselves against those around us to determine where we belong in this hierarchy. Because we are also visual animals--the majority of our brain's devoted to sight--, it is natural that appearance should become an important part of … [Read more...]
Gender Roles and Body Image
A study of college students' body images, published in the journal Sex Roles showed that men and women were both more likely to have negative body images if they believed in traditional gender roles than if they believed in less traditional ones. The study confirms that gender roles are normative … [Read more...]
Possible Link Between Breast Implants and Suicide
At the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, Loren Lipworth and colleagues did a study concerning 3,527 Swedish women who had breast augmentation between 1965 and 1993. Of the women studied, 24 had committed suicide. The amount of time since surgery for these women averaged at about 19 … [Read more...]
Reality TV Shows Factor in Choosing Plastic Surgery
In July's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), patients who are seeking plastic surgery for the first time have been affected by the reality shows on TV. The study included 42 plastic surgery patients, who were … [Read more...]
Morality & Cosmetic Surgery
As time progresses, technologies develop and media sources expand, people tend to become more materialistic in order to keep up with the swelling material economy around them. Faster, more efficient, more productive, and especially sexier models of everything are coming out, from computers to cell … [Read more...]
Self-Image and Sexual Satisfaction Proven to Increase After Cosmetic Surgery
The Aesthetic Surgery Journal released data yesterday from a study concerning plastic surgery's effects on personal body image and sexual satisfaction. Not only did the study reveal the fairly obvious result of women feeling much better about their bodies, but also that sexual satisfaction is … [Read more...]
Calf Augmentation a Success
Sheila Simmons, New York, hadn't worn skirts in years. She felt very insecure about her legs, which seemed to be too skinny in the calves. "They lack structure and shape," said Sheila. She had thought all hope was lost, until she discovered calf augmentation. A reliable cosmetic surgeon performed a … [Read more...]
Does Plastic Surgery Really Improve Body Image?
Before you get a cosmetic surgery procedure performed, it makes sense that you would wonder if it will really improve your body image and your self-esteem. The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation wondered the very same thing. They were able to conduct a study to answer this important … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgery Popular with Teens
More plastic surgery clients then ever before are teens. In fact, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported a twenty percent increase in the number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed on teenagers between the years 2000 and 2004. The cosmetic surgery community is meeting the new … [Read more...]
