title: Self-esteem and cosmetic surgery: is there a relationship between the two?
abstract: This article addresses the correlation between a patient's self-esteem and the demand for and use of cosmetic surgery. The greater purpose of this article is to broaden nurses' understanding of the profound influence of self-esteem as it relates to cosmetic surgery patients and their decision to have surgery.
authors.affiliation: Barry University, Miami Springs, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Figueroa
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome