The purpose of the current research is to understand the lived experience of botoxed women with a qualitative approach and interpretive phenomenology. The method of this research is a qualitative approach and an interpretive phenomenology method, and an in-depth interview technique has been used to collect information. The participants are 17 women living in Tabriz who have experienced botox injection at least once. In the present study, the participants were selected based on purposeful sampling, the criteria for entering the study was to experience at least one botox procedure. The interviews were continued with full satisfaction from the interviewees and until information saturation. Each interview lasted an average of 60 minutes. After analyzing the interviews, 6 main themes were extracted regarding the lived experience of Botox women, which are: in search of beauty and youth, social pressure and beauty norms, personal motivations and emotional well-being, regaining self-confidence, having limited awareness of possible risks and alternative views and considerations. Finally, some of the participants of this research, who had experienced botox injection at least once, believed that less dangerous alternative methods and methods should be chosen to achieve a beautiful and attractive appearance. Reflecting on the statements of the participating women in the present study indicates different feelings and cautions that some people may have regarding beauty procedures such as Botox.
abbaszadeh, M. (2025). Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach. Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), (), -. doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
MLA
abbaszadeh, M. . "Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach", Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
HARVARD
abbaszadeh, M. (2025). 'Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach', Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), (), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
CHICAGO
M. abbaszadeh, "Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach," Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), (2025): -, doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
VANCOUVER
abbaszadeh, M. Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach. Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
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