Open AccessPatients' Perceptions of Cosmetic Surgery at a Time of Globalization, Medical Consumerism, and Mass Media Culture
Author(s) -
C.-C. Lazar,
Sophie Deneuve
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aesthetic surgery journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1527-330X
pISSN - 1090-820X
DOI - 10.1177/1090820x13493637
Subject(s) - misinformation , medicine , consumerism , mass media , popularity , cosmetic techniques , surgery , general surgery , family medicine , advertising , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , business
The global popularity of cosmetic surgery, combined with mass media attention on medical consumerism, has resulted in misinformation that may have negatively affected the "collective image" of aesthetic practitioners.
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