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18-10-2021 | Response to Letter to the Editor

Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery– Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women”

Authors: Cristian Di Gesto, Amanda Nerini, Giulia Rosa Policardo, Camilla Matera

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Special Issue 1/2022

Abstract

This response letter highlights the importance for cosmetic surgeons to take a psychosocial perspective, considering the role of social media influences on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery in young women. Furthermore, through this article we have provided a brief overview of possible interventions useful to prevent the negative influences that social media can have on body image and the acceptance of procedures aimed at modifying one's body for purely aesthetic reasons.

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Title: Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery– Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women”
Authors: Cristian Di Gesto
Amanda Nerini
Giulia Rosa Policardo
Camilla Matera
Publication date: 18-10-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02626-4

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Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery– Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women”

Abstract

Level of Evidence V

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Level of Evidence V

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