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An esthetic surgeon by definition must create or conserve beauty. The surgeon often finds it difficult to define beauty, and he is not alone. Ask different people and the answers vary considerably and, mainly, are not satisfactory. The author felt that it would be useful to approach the subject from a psychological point of view, and attempt to understand what it is that enters the mind of a person, esthetic surgeon or not, when he/she perceives, or does not perceive, the feeling of beauty. It is important to understand this feeling within us in order to guide us during our operations.
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Fournier, P.F. (2012). What Is Human Beauty?. In: Erian, A., Shiffman, M. (eds) Advanced Surgical Facial Rejuvenation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17838-2_11
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