Plastic and cosmetic surgery can have benefits and drawbacks. Plastic surgery addresses areas of dysfunction or irregularity, such as congenital disabilities or trauma. Cosmetic surgery enhances ...

As some celebrities come clean about what aesthetic procedures they have had done, public interest is skyrocketing. But is this a good thing or a bad thing for patient well-being? Experts weigh in.

They say “pretty hurts,” but the psychological effects of cosmetic enhancements are a pain most patients don’t expect. From Kate Moss’s “Heroin Chic” to the Kardashian “thick” body standard, women’s ...

People with an addiction to cosmetic surgery may wish to continually alter their appearance. They may undergo many cosmetic procedures, but the results will not satisfy them. Addiction to cosmetic ...