The Psychology of Cosmetic Surgery: A Review and Reconceptualization

Sarwer, David B.; Wadden, Thomas A.; Pertschuk, Michael; Whitáker, Linton A.

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(97)00047-0

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“…Consideration of surgery was impacted by women's pre-existing appearance selfdiscrepancies, which is consistent with the proposal that individuals with a low appearance evaluation are likely to consider surgery to a larger extent than those who are relatively satisfied with their looks (Sarwer, Wadden, Pertschuk, & Whitaker, 1998).…”

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The Impact of Cosmetic Surgery Advertising on Swiss Women’s Body Image and Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery

Ashikali

Dittmar

Ayers

2017

Swiss Journal of Psychology

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Citation: Ashikali, E.-M., Dittmar, H. & Ayers, S. (2017). The impact of cosmetic surgery advertising on Swiss women's body image and attitudes toward cosmetic surgery. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 76(1), pp. 13-21. doi: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000187 This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. showed that exposure to such advertising led to more negative body image and attitudes towards surgery in women living in the UK (Ashikali, Dittmar, & Ayers, 2015). This study investigates the impact of cosmetic surgery advertising on women living in Switzerland, a country with relatively little cosmetic surgery advertising. One-hundred and forty-five women (mean age = 23.07) were exposed to cosmetic surgery advertising containing either discount incentives, risk information, no additional information, or to the control condition. Exposure to cosmetic surgery advertising led to increased dissatisfaction with both weight and appearance. PermanentHighly materialistic women perceived surgery as less beneficial to image when exposed to cosmetic surgery advertising, as well as when exposed to risk information rather than discount incentives. Moreover, appearance-dissatisfied women considered surgery to a lesser extent when exposed to risk information than discount incentives. Our findings highlight the need for research examining the impact of cosmetic surgery media to consider the content of advertising for cosmetic surgery, as well as cultural variability.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

The Impact of Cosmetic Surgery Advertising on Swiss Women’s Body Image and Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery

Ashikali

Dittmar

Ayers

2017

Swiss Journal of Psychology

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“…This is significantly higher than the 1.5%, being the probable prevalence rate of BDD within the general population (6,18). On the other hand, the rate of probable BDD found among the patients attending the cosmetic dental clinics in the present study appears to be much lower than the 7 to 8 percent generally reported among cosmetic surgery and dermatology populations (10,19). However, when compared to the rates reported in the few studies on patients presenting for other types of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, such as Botox injections and chemical peels, the proportion of patients meeting all diagnostic criteria of BDD in the present study is higher.…”

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Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among people presenting for cosmetic dental treatment: a comparative study of cosmetic dental patients and a general population sample

2009

Br Dent J

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Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among people presenting for cosmetic dental treatment: a comparative study of cosmetic dental patients and a general population sample de Jongh, A.; Aartman, I.H.A.; Parvaneh, H.; Ilik, M. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. AbstractObjectives: To determine appearance concerns of patients presenting for cosmetic treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study included consecutive patients of six different cosmetic clinics (n = 170), and a sample of the general population (n = 878). A study-specific self report questionnaire was administered to document demographic and appearance concerns. Presence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) was assessed based on DSM-IV criteria. Results: Cosmetic dental patients did not differ from the reference sample with regard to happiness, and satisfaction with their appearance. However, differences were found with regard to frequency of previous general cosmetic (16.5 % vs 5.9 %) and cosmetic dental (47.9 % vs 24.8 %) procedures. Furthermore, a significantly higher proportion of the cosmetic dental patients sufficed for the two key screening criteria of BDD (9.5 % vs 5.5 %), and for the full diagnostic screen of BDD (4.2 % vs 1.5 %) compared to the respondents of the reference group. Conclusions: The results suggest that symptoms of BDD are relatively common among patients attending cosmetic clinics. It is important to assess the long-term effects of comprehensive cosmetic procedures, particularly in patients with disproportionate appearance concerns.

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“…Sarwer, Wadden, Pertschuk, and Whitaker (1998b) introduced a theoretical model of the relationship between body image and cosmetic surgery (figure 1).…”

Section: Why Cosmetic Surgery?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Body image valence is the measure of the importance of body image to one's self-esteem whereas body image value entails the degree to which one is satisfied or not with one's appearance. The interaction between both factors determines whether or not cosmetic surgery is considered or undergone (Sarwer et al, 1998b). According to the model, only people whose self-esteem greatly depends on body image (positive body image valence) and who are highly dissatisfied with their body image (low body image value) will consider cosmetic surgery.…”

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confidence: 99%