Competitive Orientations and Men’s Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery

Thornton, Bill; Ryckman, Richard M.; Gold, Joel A.

doi:10.4236/psych.2013.412137

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“…Undoubtedly, there will always be a desire to amplify beauty and minimize the signs of aging. However, the desire to improve academic, social, and economic status through improved facial aesthetics is becoming a growing impetus for treatment …”

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“…This element of treatment motivation differentiates the Transformation archetype from the Beautification archetype. Most are driven to achieve a specific societal or gender ideal with a basis in their specific social culture . Some of the trends in Korean cosmetic surgery exemplify this archetype.…”

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“…However, the desire to improve academic, social, and economic status through improved facial aesthetics is becoming a growing impetus for treatment. 8,9 Not surprisingly, aesthetic consumer trends are also strongly influenced by commercial and social media content. The constant flow of visual stimuli through television, movies, and social media ultimately intensifies the focus of everyday aesthetics.…”

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Understanding and treating different patient archetypes in aesthetic medicine

Liew¹,

Silberberg

Chantrey³

2019

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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Background: Factors that motivate the treatment goals and expectations of the aesthetic patient reflect evolving social, cultural, and commercial influences. The aesthetic practitioner may often be faced with the challenge of first decoding the underlying motives that drive the patient to pursue their specific goals. The challenge for clinicians is further compounded by an increase in patient diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, age, and gender.Aims: Simplify the path to patient interpretation with identification of primary patient archetypes. Methods:The "Going Beyond Beauty" (GBB) initiative, consisting of 27 market research projects, was conducted to survey the primary goals and motives for seeking treatment aesthetic treatment. The results were stratified into predominant patient archetypes using segmentation analysis and then validated through online surveys, 1-to-1 interviews, and focus groups conducted with patients. An advisory board of internationally based aesthetic clinicians integrated the data with their own insights to further characterize each archetype.Results: Data from over 54 000 participants in 17 different countries were distilled into four distinct patient archetypes based on motivating factors, aesthetic goals, initial treatment requests, and treatment opportunities and challenges. These archetypes were named Beautification, Positive Aging, Transformation, and Correction. Conclusion:The clinician's ability to recognize these four primary archetypes may provide a useful frame of reference to understand patient motives better, anticipate and manage their expectations, and provide the appropriate treatment guidance that best serves the long-term goals of their patients.

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Understanding and treating different patient archetypes in aesthetic medicine

Liew¹,

Silberberg

Chantrey³

2019

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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“…The motivation for treatment may be associated with pressure related to achieving a specific societal or gender ideal that is culturally based. [26][27][28] In certain cultures, beauty standards are well established and may include features such as a sharply defined chin, small face, big eyes, pale dewy skin, and slim body shape. This pursuit of aesthetic cultural ideals has been observed in Asia, South America, and the Middle East.…”

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Applicability of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Aesthetic Medicine Patient Archetypes

Rauch,

De Simone,

Bertucci

2023

Dermatol Surg

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BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are valuable in understanding patient motivations, setting expectations, and ensuring satisfaction. As the aesthetic industry expands globally, factors that motivate the treatment goals of the aesthetic patient reflect evolving social, cultural, and commercial influences. OBJECTIVE This article will assess the applicability of current PROMs used in aesthetic medicine to an increasingly diverse patient population and consider their ability to measure the underlying motives that drive different types of patients to pursue their specific goals. METHODS PubMed database was searched for studies using PROMs to evaluate the motivations and expectations of aesthetic patients. RESULTS Seven validated aesthetic PROM tools were reviewed against a backdrop of different patient segments as represented by the 4 patient archetypes: Positive Aging, Beautification, Correction, and Transformation. None of the tools could universally represent the individual motivations and expectations of all 4 patient archetypes. CONCLUSION There is a need for updated PROMs in aesthetics that are applicable to patients with different motivations or expected outcomes than the traditional rejuvenation patient. PROMs that help decode patient motivations and that are developed with more diverse patient involvement will help aesthetic clinicians better understand the goals and expectations of new patient segments.

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“…ne of the fundamental needs of humans in modern times is to be perceived as beautiful (Thornton et al, 2013), and modern society has set high competitive standards to satisfy this need (Rongmuang et al, 2011). Attention to appearance and being fit is present in everyone at any stage of life, but sometimes this attention becomes excessive and overly sensitive, manifesting as body dysmorphic disorder.…”

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Comparing the Efficacy of a Specialized Package for Women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Schema Therapy on Perfectionism and Maladaptive Schemas in Women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Rasouli jazi,

Torkan,

Yousefi

2024

AFTJ

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Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of a specialized package for women with body dysmorphic disorder and schema therapy on perfectionism and maladaptive schemas in women afflicted with body dysmorphic disorder. Methods: The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phases involving two experimental groups and one control group, conducted among women with body dysmorphic disorder visiting psychological centers in Isfahan in the first half of 2022. For this purpose, 45 women were selected by convenience and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group received the specialized package for women with body dysmorphic disorder (researcher-designed), and the second experimental group underwent schema therapy according to the protocol of Young and colleagues (2023) over ten 90-minute sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Participants completed the Perfectionism Questionnaire (1995) and Young's Schema Questionnaire (1998) at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS software. Findings: There were significant differences between the groups receiving the specialized package and schema therapy and the control group in terms of negative perfectionism and rejection schemas (p < .01). Additionally, there were differences between the group receiving the specialized package and the schema therapy group in terms of positive perfectionism, autonomy schemas, impaired performance, and impaired limits (p < .01), such that the specialized package had an effect on positive perfectionism, and schema therapy had an impact on autonomy schemas, impaired performance, and impaired limits (p < .05). Moreover, neither treatment had an effect on schemas of other-directedness and hypervigilance. Conclusion: Specialists are recommended to utilize both interventions to improve women with body dysmorphic disorder in terms of reducing negative perfectionism and rejection schemas, to use the specialized package for enhancing positive perfectionism, and to employ schema therapy for reducing autonomy schemas and impaired functioning and limits.

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Competitive Orientations and Men’s Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Understanding and treating different patient archetypes in aesthetic medicine

Understanding and treating different patient archetypes in aesthetic medicine

Applicability of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Aesthetic Medicine Patient Archetypes

Comparing the Efficacy of a Specialized Package for Women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Schema Therapy on Perfectionism and Maladaptive Schemas in Women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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