cosmetic procedure

Many women ill-informed of cosmetic surgery risks

COSMETIC surgery should be held up to increased public scrutiny, an academic has argued, as many female patients are not adequately informed on the risks of procedures. A recent study, conducted by Associate Professor Rhian Parker, health sociologist at Australian National University, showed many patients did not appreciate that the surgery would not necessarily give them the outcome they expected. The study included interviews with 32 women who had undergone a cosmetic procedure plus 19 cosmetic surgeons. According to Professor Parker the findings, which appear in a new book about cosmetic surgery, uncovered  “divergent assumptions” between ...