This study aims to understand the lived experience of Botox-treated women through a qualitative interpretive phenomenological approach. Using in-depth interviews, data were collected from 17 women in Tabriz, Iran, who had undergone at least one Botox procedure. Participants were selected through purposive sampling, with interviews continuing to saturation (average duration: 60 minutes). Analysis revealed six core themes: pursuit of beauty/youth, social pressures/beauty norms, personal motivations/emotional well-being, regained self-confidence, limited risk awareness, and alternative perspectives. Some participants advocated for safer alternatives to achieve aesthetic goals. The findings reflect diverse emotional responses and cautions regarding cosmetic procedures
abbaszadeh, M. (2025). Understanding the lived experience of botoxed women using the interpretive phenomenological approach. Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS), 10(1), 70-92. 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), 10, 1, 2025, 70-92. 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), 10(1), pp. 70-92. 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), 10 1 (2025): 70-92, 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; 10(1): 70-92. doi: 10.22034/sls.2025.19377
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