J.H. warns Latter-day Saints against being preoccupied with appearance, specifically "tucking and nipping and implanting and remodeling."
"Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy" published a study showing LDS females more positive feelings and satisfaction toward their bodies and body shape than non-LDS.
IRP published a study showing LDS females in Utah had a less positive body image than LDS females in other states.
IRP published a study showing LDS females in Utah had more concern with body shape than LDS females in other states.
"Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy" published a study noting Latter-day Saints had more positive feelings toward their bodies than non-Latter-day Saints.
Forbes article that names Salt Lake City as #1 out of America's vainest cities.
Forbes article names Salt Lake City as #1 out of "America's vainest cities."
KSL reports on cosmetic surgery and body image among LDS women.
JN notes the difficulty of determining the number of cosmetic surgeries in Utah.
N pilot survey indicates 4% Utah County LDS women have had cosmetic surgery.
JN lists possible reasons LDS women have cosmetic surgery.
DB reports on studies showing religion promotes higher body esteem.
JB discusses the "Mormon dating crisis" and notes how it may lead to more cosmetic surgery among LDS women.
Plastic Surgery Portal lists Washington to Utah as "the breast implant triangle” due to most searched plastic surgery type.
NE reports that the Church has no official position on cosmetic plastic surgery.
Google Trends shows that Utah is the 37th most interested region in "Breast Enlargement."
Google Trends research showing Utah tied for top region of interest for "breast augmentation."
Google trends data showing Utah is the top region of interest in the topic of "boob job."
KSL reported Utah was eighth-highest number of plastic surgeons per capita in the nation.
Jana Riess writes that LDS women are lower than the national average for cosmetic surgery.
KL writes that whether an LDS woman chooses to have cosmetic surgery is her choice.
Peggy Fletcher Stack reports that Mormon women might actually get less cosmetic surgery than the national average.
SRM speculates on why Utah has so many plastic surgeons.
RS ranks Utah as the 5th strongest market for plastic surgery in the country.
NLA references plastic surgery in a talk discouraging self-centeredness.
Dr. Henstrom speculates on reasons why Utah has a high number of plastic surgeons.
ASPS data shows the Mountain/Pacific Region had 5,286,117 cosmetic procedures.
HCI reports 13 surgeries per typical day.
Entry for "Plastic Surgery" on the University of Utah's School of Medicine Division of Plastic Surgery Website.
Sarah M. Coyne and Lauren A. Barnes compare 2022 LDS cosmetic surgery rates taken from a Facebook survey with a 2016 Pew study.
Lauren Barnes states that about 20% of Latter-day Saints have had cosmetic surgery compared with 24% of the United States population.
