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Sociopsychological Issues and Research on Attractiveness

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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The success of a plastic surgeon depends on his or her understanding of the psychological and social aspects of physical attractiveness. Studies demonstrate that physical attractiveness has a dramatic effect on the life of an individual. Many parameters of physical attractiveness apply to men and women; within the past 20 years transcultural studies and observations indicate that there seems to be a development towards a global consent in the perception of physical attractiveness. Ye t there is a whole variety of personality disorders, psychiatric diseases and neurotic abnormalities, which might be a contraindication for aesthetic surgery. It is essential that a plastic surgeon knows how to evaluate the state of mental health in a patient.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, affiliated with Regensburg University, Regensburg, Germany

    Marita Eisenmann-Klein

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Maria Z. Siemionow (Professor of Surgery, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, Head of Microsurgery Training) (Professor of Surgery, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, Head of Microsurgery Training)

  2. Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, affiliated with Regensburg University, Regensburg, Germany

    Marita Eisenmann-Klein (Director) (Director)

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Eisenmann-Klein, M. (2010). Sociopsychological Issues and Research on Attractiveness. In: Siemionow, M.Z., Eisenmann-Klein, M. (eds) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-513-0_5

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