Publications & Research: Publication Areas

Physical Appearance & Medical/Surgical Treatments

Sarwer, D.B., Cash, T.F., Magee, L., Williams, E.F., Thompson, J.K, Roehrig, M., Tantleff-Dunn, S., Kanter, A., Wilfley, D.E., Amidon, A.D.,Anderson, D.A., & Romanofski, M. (in press). College students and cosmetic surgery: An investigation of experiences, attitudes, and body image. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Bolton, M.A., Pruzinsky, T., Cash, T.F., & Persing, J.A. (2003). Measuring outcomes in plastic surgery: Body image and quality of life in abdominoplasty patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 112, 619-625.

Lawson, M.L., Cash, T.F., Akers, R., Vasser, E., Burke, B., Tabangin, M., Welch, C., Croitoru, D.P., Goretsky, M.J., Nuss, D., & Kelly, R.E. (2003). A pilot study of the impact of surgical repair on disease-specific quality of life among patients with pectus excavatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 38, 916-918.

Cash, T.F. (2002). Discussion: An investigation of changes in body image following cosmetic surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 109, 370-371.

Cash, T.F., Duel, L.A., & Perkins, L.L. (2002). Women’s psychosocial outcomes of breast augmentation with silicone gel-filled implants:  A two-year prospective study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 109, 2112-2121.

Washenick, K. (moderator), Cash, T.F., Fitzgerald, M.A., Moore, F.B., & Piacquadio, D. (panelists). (2001). The stigma of unwanted facial hair: Confronting medical and social challenges. Medical Crossfire: Debates, Peer Exchange, and Insights in Medicine (Special Edition), 2(1), 1-15.

Fried, R.G., & Cash, T.F. (1998). Cutaneous and psychosocial benefits of alpha hydroxy acid use. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 86, 137-138.

Cash, T.F. (1996). Body image and cosmetic surgery: The psychology of physical appearance. American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 13, 345-351.

Cash, T.F. (1992). Body-image therapy for persons with facial disfigurement. In R. E. Bochat (Ed.), Special Faces: Understanding Facial Disfigurement (pp. 25-33). New York: National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.

Pruzinsky, T. & Cash, T.F. (1990). Medical interventions for the enhancement of adolescents' physical appearance: Implications for social competence. In T. P. Gullotta et al. (Ed.), Developing Social Competency in Adolescence (pp. 220-242). New York: Sage Publications.

Cash, T.F. (1986). Rhinoplasty results revisited. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 16(1), 84-85.

Cash, T.F., & Horton, C.E. (1983). Aesthetic surgery: Effects of rhinoplasty on the social perception of patients by others. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 72, 543-548.