Cosmetic Patient Selection and Psychosocial Background : A Clinical Guide to Post-operative Satisfaction

This book offers valuable insights into the psychosocial characteristics of patients interested in cosmetic surgery. It identifies factors such as experiences of being mobbed during childhood, as well as the nature of social relationships and psychiatric disorders that can strengthen or inhibit patients' interest in aesthetic plastic surgery and influence their postoperative outcomes. The books plays close attention to individual psychosocial profiles and their connections to specific surgical interventions. On this basis, it subsequently develops a tool that helps physicians decide whether or not a given patient should be considered for aesthetic surgery. This book offers a handy tool for daily practice, while also paving the way for future research in this field. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii The Elective Nature of Cosmetic Medicine (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 1-9 Postoperative Benefit of Cosmetic Procedures (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 11-20 Cosmetic Medicine: Are All People Equally Prone to Be Interested in It? (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 21-32 Bullying About Someone’s Appearance and Interest in Cosmetic Surgery (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 33-39 Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Why Should Cosmetic Doctors Identify These Patients? (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 41-49 Do Psychiatric Disorders Influence Interest in Cosmetic Procedures? (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 51-58 The Association of Breast Augmentation with Silicone Implants with Suicide (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 59-68 Psychosocial Assessment of the Rhinoplasty Candidate: The DUMPO Profile (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 69-78 Predicting Factors of Postoperative Satisfaction in Cosmetic Medicine (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 79-91 Clinical Tool for Optimal Patient Selection (Panagiotis Milothridis)....Pages 93-100