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The rich and diverse heritage of Latin American people contributes to a large variety of physical features, which translates to a patient population with a range of motivations for seeking cosmetic procedures and unique perspectives that influence their aesthetic preferences. As there is no one standard of beauty, it is important for physicians to understand the various factors that influence their patients' perceptions of beauty and desires to seek cosmetic treatment, especially because patient preference may differ from the physician perspective. Physicians in Latin America must consider the demographic, ethnic, and cultural factors that influence their patients to ensure culturally sensitive treatment approaches, natural-looking results, and patient satisfaction. This review includes a discussion of published literature, combined with the expert opinion of the authors, to provide a detailed description of the elements that impact aesthetic perceptions of patients living across the Latin American diaspora and highlights important gaps in research for future studies to address. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rich and diverse heritage of Latin American people contributes to a large variety of physical features, which translates to a patient population with a range of motivations for seeking cosmetic procedures and unique perspectives that influence their aesthetic preferences. As there is no one standard of beauty, it is important for physicians to understand the various factors that influence their patients' perceptions of beauty and desires to seek cosmetic treatment, especially because patient preference may differ from the physician perspective. Physicians in Latin America must consider the demographic, ethnic, and cultural factors that influence their patients to ensure culturally sensitive treatment approaches, natural-looking results, and patient satisfaction. This review includes a discussion of published literature, combined with the expert opinion of the authors, to provide a detailed description of the elements that impact aesthetic perceptions of patients living across the Latin American diaspora and highlights important gaps in research for future studies to address., Competing Interests: R Banegas: Speaker for Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company. PE Garcia: No conflicts. C Martinez: Speaker for Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Merz, and BTL. S Zimbres: Medical consultant and speaker for AbbVie/Allergan Aesthetics, Johnson & Johnson, Neauvia, NAOS, and L’Oréal. AR Trindade de Almeida: Speaker, consultant, and researcher for Allergan/AbbVie and Merz and a consultant for Galderma. J Frolik and C Cazerta de Paula Eduardo: Full-time employees of AbbVie and may hold AbbVie stock. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work., (© 2024 Trindade de Almeida et al.)