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. 1993 Summer;13(2):64-9, 119.
doi: 10.1097/00006527-199301320-00003.

Psychological factors in cosmetic plastic surgery: recent developments in patient care

Psychological factors in cosmetic plastic surgery: recent developments in patient care

T Pruzinsky. Plast Surg Nurs. 1993 Summer.

Abstract

The goal of cosmetic surgery is to facilitate improvement in the patient's psychological functioning primarily by modifying the patient's body image. This article updates the professional literature on recent developments in the study of the psychology of cosmetic plastic surgery.

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