In our proposed structural model,the influence of cosmetic surgery-related and appearance-related television and cosmetic surgery advertisements,collectively conceptualised as media exposure, led directly to cosmetic surgery attitudes.This makes sense as continued exposure to cosmetic surgery in the media may modify attitudes such that cosmetic surgery is viewed as a‘normal’
and acceptable way to improve the appearance of our bodies.Furthermore, the persistent and positive representations of cosmetic procedures in the media may induce a desire to replicate these
behaviours (Slevec & Tiggemann,2010).