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Attitude towards Cosmetic Surgery and Perceived Attractiveness of Cosmetic Surgery Consumers in Lebanon
(2010) Zebian, Nadine
The present research was divided into two parts; the first details the findings of a public survey with a total of 234 university students in Lebanon to study the acceptance of cosmetic surgery and the factors playing into this acceptance such as gender, watching cosmetic surgery programs, having peers and mothers who use cosmetic surgery, and body weight of the participants. The 15-item Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale was used. Acceptance of cosmetic surgery was higher in females than in males. In females, acceptance was related to body weight, to having peers who use cosmetic surgery, but was not related to having mothers who use this surgery. Acceptance of cosmetic surgery was higher in all participants who watch programs on cosmetic surgery. The second part of the research had a total of 60 females who rated the attractiveness of a female consumer of cosmetic surgery. A black and white photo of a woman was used. Results indicated that in comparison with others, consumers of cosmetic surgery perceived other consumers as more physically attractive.