A laypeople's typology of cosmetic surgeries using cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT: Interest in cosmetic surgery has been steadily growing, with the term "cosmetic surgery" now serving as a broad label for a diverse array of aesthetic procedures. However, major differences exist between these treatments, raising questions about the validity of grouping them under a single, uniform category. Going beyond prior research that has typically treated cosmetic surgery as a rather homogeneous construct, we examine how people perceive cosmetic procedures and highlight the distinctions they may recognize between them. Using a cluster analysis methodology, we present the first systematic typology of cosmetic surgeries based on the perspective of laypeople. By considering key treatment characteristics such as invasiveness, visibility, and degree of transformation, we identify six dis

SUBMITTER: Krywuczky F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature