Aesthetic surgery indications at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu

Onah, II; Nnadozie, UU; Ogbonnaya, IS

doi:10.4314/njpsur.v6i1.53588

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“…Scar revision is the commonest procedure performed by the respondents followed by abdominoplasty, breast reduction, liposuction, and mastopexy completing the top five. This is in keeping with an earlier report in southeast Nigeria which reported that scar revision was the most common aesthetic procedure performed (Onah et al, 2010). However, the finding is different from the pattern reported in US (American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2019a) and Brazil (Olawoye, 2019) where breast augmentation ranked the highest.…”

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Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Nnadozie¹,

Maduba²,

Umeokonkwo³

et al. 2020

GJHS

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BACKGROUND: Aesthetic surgery in developed countries is growing at an exponential rate. There is an increasing demand for cosmetic procedures in Nigeria but still, the practice is at a slow pace. Significant clients from Nigeria seek for these procedures outside Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at determining the attitude and practice of aesthetic surgery among plastic surgeons in Nigeria METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional study among the attendees of the annual conference of the National Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons held at Calabar, Nigeria, using a questionnaire on consented participants. RESULTS: A total of 73 out of 84 Plastic surgeons participated in the study with a response rate of 86.9%. The mean age of the respondents was 45.4±7.2 years. Only 14 (19.2%) had undergone extra training in cosmetic surgery. Most respondents 53.4% prefer Nigerian over foreign hospitals for cosmetic surgery for various reasons. Poor awareness (42.5%) and religious beliefs (42.5%) contributed most to the poor acceptability of cosmetic surgery in Nigeria. The vast majority (97%) of Nigerian plastic surgeons want the public to be engaged in awareness sensitization on cosmetic surgery and their preferred mode of sensitization was through internet / social media (80.8%), television (74%), and radio (65.8%). Scar revision (78.1%) abdominoplasty (69.9%) and breast reduction (67.1) were the common cosmetic procedures performed by Nigerian plastic surgeons. CONCLUSION: The attitude of Plastic surgeons in Nigeria to cosmetic surgery is influenced by the low acceptance of cosmetic surgery procedures by Nigerians. Attitudinal change programs, especially through social and other mass media, are desired to increase awareness and acceptance of cosmetic surgery in Nigeria.

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Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Nnadozie¹,

Maduba²,

Umeokonkwo³

et al. 2020

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“…The gender distribution of patients who had cosmetic surgery in our study is mostly in keeping with what is obtainable in other parts of the world. 9 A previous study in Enugu, Nigeria showed a female preponderance of 77.45% 10 . However, the majority of aesthetic surgeries done in this study were scar revisions.…”

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Demographic features of patients seeking cosmetic surgery in southern Nigeria

Kingsley Okechukwu Opara,

Anthony Onyekachi Uzoho

2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Background and objectives: The numbers of patients undergoing cosmetic surgery is increasing worldwide, Nigeria inclusive. Whereas several reports abound describing the demographic characteristics of cosmetic surgery recipients in other regions of the world, there are no such reports in Nigeria. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the demographic characteristics of patients undergoing cosmetic surgery in Southern Nigeria. Methods: This retrospective study reviewed the case records of all patients who had cosmetic procedures at a privately owned aesthetic surgery facility in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria from January 2020 to December 2021 (two year period). Information on biodata; age, gender, marital status, and educational level were retrieved and analyzed. Results: In the period under review, a total of 175 patients had cosmetic surgeries done in the facility. 168 (96%) of patients were females, constituting the vast majority of patients. Only 7 (4%) patients were males. The age range of patients was from 21 years to 57 years, with a mean age of 35 years. 104 (59%) of patients were married, while 71 (41%) patients were single. 154 (88%) had at least tertiary level education. 4 (2.3%) patients only had secondary level of formal education. 17 patients (9.7%) were university/college undergraduates. Conclusions: The average cosmetic surgery recipient in Southern Nigeria is a young, married, college/university educated female.

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“…"The low level of cases can be deduced from a number of reasons: The level of awareness among the Nigerian populace for availability of aesthetic surgery within the country even among doctors is low" [12]. Also cost is a major factor in presentation for surgery [13], morality of aesthetic surgery is still a major issue [14]. "There are also religious reservations to aesthetic surgery in our environment as some adherents of both Christian and Islamic faiths are discouraged from altering "God-given" characteristics such people are born with" [14].…”

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Aesthetic Surgery & the Indications at A Sub-Urban Tertiary Hospital in Edo State, Nigeria

A. A.,

D. C.,

S. C.

et al. 2024

JAMPS

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Background: Aesthetic surgery though growing at an exponential rate in developed countries is still not well developed in Nigeria. Though lately, there has been an increasing demand for cosmetic procedures in Nigeria but still, the practice is still slow growing. Objective: Few reports of the scope of aesthetic surgery are available from the sub region and Nigeria as a whole. In this study we seek to determine the aesthetic procedures and its indications in our centre, a sub urban teaching hospital in Irrua, Edo State, Southern Nigeria. Methods: A retrospective study of all aesthetic surgery cases carried out over a 5-year period – Jan 2019 to December 2023 at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Data from theatre records and case notes were analysed with respect to age, sex, procedure and indications for surgery done. Descriptive analysis of variables, means and percentages were considered. Results: In the period of study, 1,066 plastic surgery procedures were documented: 34 (3.19%) were for aesthetic indications. Sixteen of the patients (47.1%) were male and 18 (52.9%) female. Age range of patients that had aesthetic surgery was 1 - 60 years and the mean age was 24.1 + 18.08 years. The commonest aesthetic procedure was cleft repair 14 (41.17%) following cleft lip/palate, the rest were scar revisions 6 (17.65%) with the commonest indication being unsightly scar, otoplasties 5 (14.70%) following traumatic injury to the ear, liposuction 3 (8.82%) indicated by lipodystrophy, rhinoplasties 3 (8.82%) post traumatic injury to the nose, mammoplasties 2 (5.88%) which were done post mastectomy, and one (2.94%) cranioplasty following gun-shot orbital injury. Conclusion: There is paucity in the volume of cosmetic procedures in Irrua and the pattern of requests here differs in many respects from western centres. With the current reduced pool of aesthetic surgery, it is advisable to establish an aesthetic surgery sub-unit in most tertiary institutions. This sub-unit should be fully functional including special clinic days, as this could help attract future clients and develop this branch of Plastic Surgery.

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Aesthetic surgery indications at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Demographic features of patients seeking cosmetic surgery in southern Nigeria

Aesthetic Surgery & the Indications at A Sub-Urban Tertiary Hospital in Edo State, Nigeria

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