The latest issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery includes a study about lifestyle factors that are correlated with interest in specific cosmetic procedures.
The authors of the study claim there are physical, social and psychological factors that can predict interest in procedures such as:
1862 participants responded to a survey. The respondents who were interested in rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and liposuction were motivated by “complex psychological factors.” Doctors noted lifestyle factors such as divorce, history of teasing, education, self-image, body dysmorphic disorder, and the so-called Big-Five personality traits.
For other respondents, motivating factors appeared relatively simple. Those who reported interest in abdominoplasty were interested in it exclusively. They generally mention a desire to repair the bodily changes occurring after childbirth.
Read more about this study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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