Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I use moisturiser?
A cream can protect your skin and restore its natural glow, but there's no need to break the bank
Female hair loss: causes and treatment
For decades, Katherine Baldwin has worried about her thinning hair. Learning about androgenetic alopecia has helped her come to terms with her hair loss and take control of her treatment
So, men are obsessed with their bodies. Is that so bad?
Mark Simpson: Male self-objectification has perhaps gone too far – but the compulsory self-loathing that came before was worse
Body image concerns more men than women, research finds
Anxiety about body image has led to some men conceding they would exchange a year of their life for the perfect physique
Venezuelans ‘obsessed’ with beauty
Many people go into debt to fund plastic surgery in country which has won 17 beauty queen titles in past 30 years
Bad hair days can be good for you
Some women do miss out on exercise for fear or messing up their look
Tanya L Chartrand: Botox impairs our ability to relate to others
Neuroscientist Tanya L Chartrand explains to Ian Tucker how using Botox to paralyse facial muscles harms our ability to empathise
The unregulated world of backstreet male-enhancement treatments
With the market for quick-fix cosmetic procedures booming, one man reveals the dangers of visiting unlicensed practitioners
Want a bikini body?
Good luck. The quest costs a fortune and takes months. Eva Wiseman investigates the pain, products and pampering behind the annual ordeal
The inside track . . . on teeth whitening
Teeth whitening is harmless – as long as the procedure is carried out by a dentist using the correct method