Psychological Risks Associated with Appearance-Altering Procedures: Issues “Facing” Cosmetic Surgery

Ricci, Walter F.; Prstojevich, Steven J.; Langley, Harriet S.; Hlavacek, Matthew R.

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2010.07.010

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“…The most common personality disorder associated with the desire to undergo cosmetic surgery is, however, narcissistic personality disorder (Zojaji et al, 2014;Golshani et al, 2016). As a rule, people diagnosed with this disorder have a favorable attitude toward cosmetic surgery due to their belief that it will make them more attractive and consequently give them a better social, relational and romantic status (Ricci et al, 2010;Mohammadzadeh, 2014;Nakamura and Koo, 2017).…”

Section: Personality and The Desire To Undergo Cosmetic Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between personality traits and willingness to undergo cosmetic surgery in the non-clinical population – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lăzărescu,

Vintilă

2023

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveConducting a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize previously obtained results regarding the relationship between interest in cosmetic surgery and personality traits.MethodologyA series of criteria were applied (at the level of design, independent variables, dependent variable, participants) in order to decide which existing studies could be considered eligible for inclusion in the meta-analytic procedure. The identification of research that met the eligibility criteria was carried out with the help of the electronic search function in the following databases: ScienceDirect, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Scopus, Springer, and PubMed. Following this approach left 13 studies that were then subjected to the final analysis and included in the meta-analysis.ResultsThe researchers’ expectations were partially supported by the results of the analyses, thus demonstrating the existence of a significant relationship between perfectionism (socially prescribed perfectionism; perfectionistic self-promotion), appearance-based rejection sensitivity, and interest in pursuing esthetic surgery.DiscussionsIdentifying these relationships will allow cosmetic surgeons to understand both the mechanisms underlying this decision and the need for psychological assessment/counseling before patients undergo such procedures. It will also allow psychologists to develop best practice guidelines for how they relate to the patient before they perform cosmetic surgery. At the same time, psychotherapists will be able to devise targeted and personalized interventions for each personality profile, so that the decision to undergo an esthetic operation is not made based on a dispositional trait (fear of rejection, stress caused by body dissatisfaction).

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Section: Personality and The Desire To Undergo Cosmetic Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between personality traits and willingness to undergo cosmetic surgery in the non-clinical population – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lăzărescu,

Vintilă

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…In response to this, there are potential improvements in quality of life post-operatively, due to a dynamic relationship between psychology and cosmetic surgery, if targeted at appropriate patients. 10 Improvements are highly subjective however, with varying levels of benefit based on individuality [10,11]. As a result, it is argued by some that the risks cannot be justified by unquantifiable benefits.…”

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“…Literature suggests that facial plastic surgery increases patient self-esteem and confidence. However it is difficult to measure comparable groups, since distress created through the perception of disfigurement or inadequacy is not always in proportion to the physical presence of deformity [10,11]. Opponents would argue that the basis of autonomy is informed consent, with cosmetic surgery outcomes limited to cross-sectional and cohort studies.…”

Section: The 'Principles' Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%