Nonsurgical Medical Aesthetics and Patient Quality of Life: An Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT: Nonsurgical cosmetic facial procedures have become popular treatment options for individuals seeking aesthetic improvements. Despite a breadth of literature on patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes, there is a lack of information specific to changes in quality of life outcomes. The objective of this umbrella review is to report the effectiveness of nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments on reported quality of life in cosmetic treatment-seeking patients. The authors also aim to identify gaps in the literature on measures of quality of life outside of patient satisfaction. The authors completed a comprehensive, systematic search of review articles across 6 databases, including Medline, CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Reviews, and Google Scholar. They included review-level

SUBMITTER: Hemsworth B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11646117 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature