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Personality traits in aesthetic surgery patients

Year 2016, Volume: 41 Issue: 3, 554 - 558, 30.09.2016
https://doi.org/10.17826/cukmedj.237515

Abstract

Purpose: It has been known that psychological factors have an important effect on the decision to undergo aesthetic surgery. In this study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the personality traits of people admitted for aesthetic surgery differ from those of people who have never planned to undergo aesthetic surgery in their lives. 

Material and Methods: Forty-seven patients who were referred to the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Kirikkale University to undergo aesthetic surgery were enrolled in the study. Forty-three subjects who neither underwent nor planned to undergo aesthetic surgery at any time in their lives were included in the study as a control group. Psychometric evaluation of the patients and the control group was conducted using the Turkish version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). 

Results: Taking 65 as a cut-off point, the ratio of patients who scored ≥65 on the hysteria subscale of the MMPI was found to be significantly higher in the sugery group than in the control group and the ratio on social introversion subscale was also higher in the patient group than in the control group, very closely approaching significance. 

Conclusion: It should be kept in mind that people who have personality traits that can be partially improved with psyachiatric treatment, such as social introverted, lonely, timid, shy, and hysterical and feel the need for validation by others, may be more often admitted for aesthetic surgery.

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  • Sarwer DB, LaRossa D. Body image concerns of breast augmentation patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;112:83–90.
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  • Ozgür F. Postoperative
  • satisfaction and the patient's body image, life
  • satisfaction, and self-esteem: a retrospective study
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  • Wengle HP. The psychology of cosmetic surgery: Old problems in patient selection in a new way— part 2. Ann Plast Surg. 1986;16:487-93.
  • Eriş Y, İkiz FE. Ergenlerin benlik saygısı ve sosyal kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki ve kişisel değişkenlerin etkileri. Turkish Studies. 2013;8:179-93.
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  • Dahlstrom GW, Welsh GS, Dahlstrom EL. An MMPI Handbook. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. 1972.
  • Erol N. Ülkemizde psikiyatrik hastalarda Minnesota Çok Yönlü Kişilik Envanterinin geçerlik araştırması. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi. 1982;4(14):15-23.
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  • Babuccu O, Latifoglu O, Atabay K, Oral N, Cosan B. Sociological aspects of rhinoplasty. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2003;27:44–9.
  • Sinno S, Lam G, Brownstone ND, Steinbrech DS. An assessment of gender differences in plastic surgery marketing in the United States: are we neglecting our male patients? Aesthet Surg J. 2016;36:107-110.
  • Walster E, Aronson J, Abrahams D. Importance of physical attractiveness in dating behaviour. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1966;4:508-16.
  • Mielimąka M, Rutkowski K, Cyranka K, Sobański J, Müldner-Nieckowski Ł, Dembińska E et al. . Effectiveness of intensive group psychotherapy in treatment of neurotic and personality disorders. Psychiatr Pol. 2015;49:29-48.
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Estetik cerrahi hastalarında kişilik özellikleri

Year 2016, Volume: 41 Issue: 3, 554 - 558, 30.09.2016
https://doi.org/10.17826/cukmedj.237515

Abstract

Amaç: Estetik cerrahi yaptırma kararını etkileyen önemli faktörlerden birinin kişilerin psikolojik durumları olduğu uzun süredir bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada estetik cerrahi için başvuran hastaların kişilik özelliklerinin estetik cerrahi yaptırmamış ve yaptırmayı planlamayan hastalardan farklı olduğu hipotezini sınamayı amaçladık. 

Gereç ve Yöntem: Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Polikliniğine estetik cerrahi yaptırmak nedeni ile başvuran toplam 47 hasta ve estetik cerrahi yaptırmamış ve yaptırmayı planlamayan 43 kişi kontrol grubu olarak alındı. Katılımcıların psikometrik değerlendirmesi evet yada hayır şeklinde cevaplanan 566 cümleden oluşan Minnesota Çok yönlü Kişilik Envanterinin (MMPI) Türkçe versiyonu ile yapılmıştır. 

Bulgular: Kesme değeri olarak 65 alındığında histeri alt testinde 65 ve üzeri puan alan hastaların oranının kontrol grubuyla karşılaştırıldığında anlamlı derecede yüksek ve sosyal içe dönüklük alt testinde ise bu oranın anlamlığa yakın derecede hasta grubunda daha yüksek olduğu saptandı 

Sonuçlar: Özellikle sosyal içe dönük, yalnız, ürkek, çekingen ve histerik yani başkaları tarafından onaylanma gereksinimi hisseden ve belki de psikiyatrik tedavi ile kısmen de olsa düzelebilecek kişilik özelliklerine sahip bireylerin daha fazla estetik cerrahi arayışında bulundukları göz önünde tutulmalıdır.

References

  • Ericksen WL, Billick SB. Psychiatric issues in cosmetic plastic surgery. Psychiatr Q. 2012;83:343- 52.
  • Sarwer DB, LaRossa D. Body image concerns of breast augmentation patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;112:83–90.
  • Hollyman JA, Lacey JH, Whitfield PJ, Wilson JSP. Surgery of the psyche: a longitudinal study of women undergoing reduction mammoplasty. Br J Plast Surg. 1986;39:222–4.
  • Özkan İ. Benlik saygısını etkileyen etkenler. Düs ünen Adam. 1994;7:4-9.
  • Slevec J, Tiggemann M. Attitudes toward cosmetic surgery in middle-aged women: body image, aging anxiety, and the me- dia. Psychol Women Q. 2010;34:65–74.
  • Barlas ÜG, Karaca S, Onan N, Öz YC, Gürkan A, Is ık I et al. Estetik cerrahi hastalarında beden imajı, işlevsel olmayan tutumlar ve depresyon. Turk Plast Surg. 2014;22:108-13. 7. Kamburoğlu HO,
  • Ozgür F. Postoperative
  • satisfaction and the patient's body image, life
  • satisfaction, and self-esteem: a retrospective study
  • comparing adolescent girls and boys after cosmetic surgery. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2007;31:739-45.
  • Pruzinsky T. Psychological factors in cosmetic plastic surgery: Recent developments in patient care. Plast Surg Nurs. 1993;13:64-9.
  • Wengle HP. The psychology of cosmetic surgery: Old problems in patient selection in a new way— part 2. Ann Plast Surg. 1986;16:487-93.
  • Eriş Y, İkiz FE. Ergenlerin benlik saygısı ve sosyal kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki ve kişisel değişkenlerin etkileri. Turkish Studies. 2013;8:179-93.
  • American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
  • First MB, Spitzer RL, Gibbon M, Williams JBW. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders Clinical Version. Washington, American Psychiatric Press, 1997.
  • Corapcioglu A, Aydemir O, Yildiz M, Esen A, Koroglu E. DSM-IV eksen 1 ruhsal bozukluklarına göre Türkçe yapılandırılmıs klinik deg erlendirmenin güvenirliği. İlaç ve Tedavi Dergisi. 1999;12:33-6.
  • Dahlstrom GW, Welsh GS, Dahlstrom EL. An MMPI Handbook. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. 1972.
  • Erol N. Ülkemizde psikiyatrik hastalarda Minnesota Çok Yönlü Kişilik Envanterinin geçerlik araştırması. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi. 1982;4(14):15-23.
  • Ceyhun B, Oral N. MMPI Değerlendirme Kitabı. Ankara: Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi. 1998.
  • Savaşır I. Minnesota Çokyönlü Kişilik Envanteri El Kitabı. Ankara, Sevinç Matbaası, 1981.
  • Tabachnick BG, Fidell LS. Using Multivariate Statistics. 3rd ed. New York, Harper Collins, 1996.
  • Norušis MJ (editor). Cluster analysis. In Spss 17.0 Statistical Procedures Companion. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. 2008.
  • Babuccu O, Latifoglu O, Atabay K, Oral N, Cosan B. Sociological aspects of rhinoplasty. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2003;27:44–9.
  • Sinno S, Lam G, Brownstone ND, Steinbrech DS. An assessment of gender differences in plastic surgery marketing in the United States: are we neglecting our male patients? Aesthet Surg J. 2016;36:107-110.
  • Walster E, Aronson J, Abrahams D. Importance of physical attractiveness in dating behaviour. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1966;4:508-16.
  • Mielimąka M, Rutkowski K, Cyranka K, Sobański J, Müldner-Nieckowski Ł, Dembińska E et al. . Effectiveness of intensive group psychotherapy in treatment of neurotic and personality disorders. Psychiatr Pol. 2015;49:29-48.
  • Białas A. Psychotherapy effectiveness and the possibility of personality traits changes depending on the patients’ age. Arch Psychiatry Psychother. 2009;11:11-9.
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Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Research
Authors

S.Visal Buturak This is me

Elif Sarı This is me

Ömer Oğuztürk This is me

Aslıhan Kırıcı Güneş This is me

Publication Date September 30, 2016
Acceptance Date April 15, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 41 Issue: 3

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MLA Buturak, S.Visal et al. “Personality Traits in Aesthetic Surgery Patients”. Cukurova Medical Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2016, pp. 554-8, doi:10.17826/cukmedj.237515.