The Effect of Selfies on Cosmetic Surgery

Year 2020, , 251 - 260, 25.04.2020

Mohammed Alkarzae , Badi Aldosarı , Lama Alalula , Reham Almuhaya , İbrahim Alawadh

https://doi.org/10.32448/entupdates.664150

Abstract

Objective: Objectives: The present study aimed to evalu-ate how selfies (self-photographs) are related to cosmetic surgery.
Methods: This is a prospective, observational study per-formed using a self-administered survey. An online ques-tionnaire was distributed through social media to a ran-dom sample of 653 individuals from Saudi Arabia aged 18 to 65 years (mean 29.4±10.9 years). 25.1% of respondents were male (164 men), 74.9% were female (489 women).
Results: The majority of respondents were satisfied by their appearance in the selfie. 5.8% of respondents stated they had had a cosmetic procedure as a result of self-pho-tography. The procedures involved were: lip fillers, botox, rhinoplasty, cheek fillers, chin implant, scar revision and face-lift. A further 37.8% of respondents expressed a wish to undergo a cosmetic procedure (rhinoplasty, lip fillers, chin implant, scar revision, cheek fillers, botox or face-lift) due to selfies. 134 respondents expressed dissatisfac-tion with their appearance in selfies, 47 of whom (35.1%) expressed an interest in a cosmetic procedure. 46% of those who believed selfies reveal their deformities also wished to have a corrective procedure. Concerning their preferred type of procedure, women chose rhinoplasty, lip fillers, cheek fillers, anti-aging botox, face-lifts and chin implants more often than men.
Conclusion: Improvements to body-image through cosmetic surgery outcomes should improve body image and thereby promote self-esteem and socialization. The selfie may underlie the increase in demand for cosmetic procedures and the number of such procedures subsequently undertaken.

Keywords

social media, Photographs, self, social media, cosmetic techniques

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