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Teen beauty trends: The ethics and impact of aesthetic medicine on adolescents

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The increasing prevalence of aesthetic medicine among adolescents poses critical ethical, medical, and psychological questions. Social media-driven beauty standards compel young individuals to seek treatments for their beautification.1 The recent ISAP 2024 Survey highlighted the distribution of aesthetic procedures performed on individuals aged 17 or younger, revealing a notable prevalence of interventions at a stage of ongoing physical and psychological development. Rhinoplasty (i.e. non-surgical nose reshaping) emerges as the most common procedure, with 45,512 cases representing 4.2% of the total, followed by botulinum toxin injections (39,440 cases, 0.5%) and liposuction (22,959 cases, 1.1%).

Source: JPRAS Open

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2025.10.014

Authors: Marco Borin, Giulio Nittari, Rebecca Susanna Degliuomini, Luigi Schiraldi, Pietro Giovanni Di Summa, Giovanni Buzzaccarini

Institutions: Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Università di Camerino, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Language: English

Topic: Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,920