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This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened individuals' awareness of their appearance through the "Zoom effect" and discusses the connection between external appearance, social status, and the positive psychological impacts of aesthetic treatments.

This study found that the top 10 film villains have a higher frequency of significant dermatologic features than the top 10 heroes, which may contribute to societal prejudice against individuals with skin conditions.

This report highlights the diagnosis of a giant congenital blue nevus with secondary cutis verticis gyrata in a 20-year-old Asian male, underscoring the need for clinicopathologic correlation due to overlapping features with cerebriform intradermal nevi.

This paper argues that the Equality Act's definition of 'disfigurement' should include a wider range of appearance-altering conditions beyond just scarring, due to overlaps with appearance and disability concepts.

In this study, individuals with alopecia and psoriasis reported higher body shame and depressive symptoms and lower self-compassion compared to the general population, with self-compassion mediating the relationship between external shame and anxiety and depression symptoms.

This study observed that men who conform more strongly to traditional masculinity norms are likelier to undergo cosmetic surgery as a way to assert power, success, dominance, and sexual success.

This study describes the clinical profile of acne vulgaris in patients from a tertiary care hospital, noting a male predominance and frequent occurrence of post acne hyperpigmentation.

This study analyzed venture capital investments in plastic surgery from 2003 to 2023, finding $1.98 billion invested with a focus on general and facial cosmetic surgery, particularly minimally invasive devices, highlighting venture capital's significant role in shaping innovation in the sector.

This article reviews the characteristics, differential diagnosis, and management options for papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the vulva, illustrated by a case of a 21-year-old patient, but reports no new clinical results.

This case report describes a flap advancement technique following skin expansion as a successful method to address primary essential cutis verticis gyrata, preserving hair growth and improving cosmetic outcomes.

This study describes a 62-year-old male with trichodaganomania, an urge to bite his mustache hair, who was treated with counseling and placebo medication, highlighting the need for a comprehensive treatment approach including potential psychological and psychiatric interventions if symptoms recur.

This article discusses cultural perspectives on hirsutism and hypertrichosis and reports no new clinical results.

This article discusses the causes of hirsutism, identifying increased androgen production and heightened skin sensitivity, and provides no new clinical results.

In this study, body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in dermatological patients were strongly linked to psychiatric issues and reduced quality of life, particularly among those with unclassified dermatoses.

This study reports that over one-quarter of dermatology outpatients show psychiatric morbidity, highlighting the importance of considering psychological factors in managing skin diseases.

This case report describes a rare occurrence of nevus comedonicus on the scalp of a 19-year-old woman, highlighting its unusual location and classic appearance.

This report discusses the complex interplay between dermatological and psychiatric conditions and presents insights shared at the 22nd EADV Congress, but it reports no new research results.

This study found that individual lifestyle factors, such as aesthetic, personality, and social orientations, positively influence appearance interest and beauty management behavior.

This study reports two cases of PRIDE complex in nonsmall cell lung cancer patients treated with erlotinib and gefitinib, highlighting cutaneous reactions like papulopustules and paronychia.

This study found that among adult balding men in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, those seeking hair transplants exhibited higher levels of perfectionism and body dysmorphic disorder symptoms compared to those not seeking treatment.

This chapter reviews the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of hirsutism and related androgen excess conditions in women, presenting no novel clinical findings.

This study explored how septuagenarians and octogenarians responded hedonically to natural cosmetics that were marketed as making them feel younger and more attractive, using a simple satisfaction questionnaire.

This report describes a case of trichostasis spinulosa, a condition with pruritic, black papules on the face caused by keratotic plugs with embedded vellus hairs.

This case report describes a rare instance of late-onset, bilateral nevus comedonicus of the eyelids in a 79-year-old man, highlighting its clinical and histopathologic features.

This case study describes a patient initially misdiagnosed with pediculosis capitis, later identified as having trichotillomania, highlighting the importance of thorough behavioral inquiries by physicians in such cases.

This study identifies key attributes—luminosity, structural integrity, and vitality—that define hair vibrancy, providing insights to guide the development of hair products that align with consumer expectations.