Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery– Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women”

Abstract

This response letter highlights the importance for cosmetic surgeons to take a psychosocial perspective, considering the role of social media influences on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery in young women. Furthermore, through this article we have provided a brief overview of possible interventions useful to prevent the negative influences that social media can have on body image and the acceptance of procedures aimed at modifying one s body for purely aesthetic reasons. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.