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

Some women do miss out on exercise for fear or messing up their look

Neuroscientist Tanya L Chartrand explains to Ian Tucker how using Botox to paralyse facial muscles harms our ability to empathise

With the market for quick-fix cosmetic procedures booming, one man reveals the dangers of visiting unlicensed practitioners

Good luck. The quest costs a fortune and takes months. Eva Wiseman investigates the pain, products and pampering behind the annual ordeal

Teeth whitening is harmless – as long as the procedure is carried out by a dentist using the correct method

A trichologist explains the best way to shampoo without damaging your hair or your scalp

Cathy Relf: As 'unreal woman' becomes the new pariah, let's have more honesty and clarity about body image

Suzanne Moore: We now have a new aesthetic of femininity where everything is meant to be as fake as possible