Patients believe that cosmetic procedures affect their quality of life: An interview study of patient-reported motivations.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 80(6): 1671-1681, 2019 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30710607
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Although treatments to address cosmetic concerns are common, patients' self-reported motives for considering such procedures have not been systematically explored.OBJECTIVE:
To develop a framework of categories to describe patients' self-reported motivations for undergoing minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.METHODS:
Face-to-face, semistructured patient interviews were conducted with adult participants who had undergone or were considering minimally invasive cosmetic dermatologic procedures. A qualitative constant comparative approach was used to analyze interview transcripts, yielding themes and subthemes.RESULTS:
A total of 30 interviews were completed. Most patient-reported motivations for cosmetic procedures could be subsumed under 8 general categories (themes) (1) mental and emotional health, (2) cosmetic appearance, (3) physical health, (4) work and/or school success, (5) social well-being, (6) cost and/or convenience, (7) procedural perceptions, and (8) timing of treatment. Many individual motivations in these categories were unrelated to desire for physical beauty. In particular, participants wanted to avoid being self-conscious, enhance confidence, reduce the time and expense required to conceal physical imperfections, and be perceived as capable at work.LIMITATIONS:
Only English-speaking patients in the United States were interviewed.CONCLUSION:
Patient-reported motivations for cosmetic procedures mostly pertained to physical and psychosocial well-being. Indeed, a desire for improved cosmetic appearance was only 1 of the 8 themes revealed through the patient interviews.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patients
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Cosmetic Techniques
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Motivation
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Year:
2019
Type:
Article