The clinicians administering tweakments are not immune to this beauty culture, says DeFino. “Clinicians are just as heavily influenced by beauty culture as the consumer is, and they bring those perceptions and beliefs to their patients.” Then, there’s the profit motive to consider. The more filler clinicians sell, the more they get paid, whether the…
This study explores how modern online dating changes our willingness to seek out cosmetic procedures. (Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock) In a nutshell Women who use dating apps report significantly more positive attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and are more likely to undergo procedures like dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injections compared to non-users. Deceptive self-presentation on dating apps, presenting…
They’re the modern way to find love according to the 323 million people who use them worldwide, but dating apps are fuelling an obsession with cosmetic surgery that may not have a happy ending. A new study by researchers at the University of South Australia has shed light on how dating app female users are…
A woman in China died after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries within 24 hours, sparking a lawsuit by her family against the clinic involved seeking 1.2 million yuan (US$168,000). On December 9, 2020, the woman, surnamed Liu, from a rural area in Guigang, Guangxi province, southern China, visited a clinic in Nanning, where she took out…