Exploring Patient Motivations and Impact of Asian Blepharoplasty
| Autor: | Michelle Juarez, Luke W. Bonham, Nicholas Fung, Jason C. Nellis, Lisa E. Ishii, Pauline P. Huynh, Halley Darrach, Kristin L. Bater, P. Chase Lay, Masaru Ishii |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Blepharoplasty
Attractiveness medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject 030230 surgery Southeast asian 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Asian People Humans Medicine Looking glass self 030223 otorhinolaryngology media_common Motivation business.industry Eyelids Patient Satisfaction Structured interview Quality of Life Candidacy Happiness Surgery business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Facial Plastic Surgery. 36:242-248 |
| ISSN: | 1098-8793 0736-6825 |
| Popis: | To date, patient motivations for Asian blepharoplasty and the surgery's impact on quality of life have not been quantified. Here, we employed structured interviews and a web-based survey to better characterize patient motivations for Asian blepharoplasty and the impact of Asian blepharoplasty on self-reported domains of happiness, self-esteem, attractiveness, social life, and professional life. Structured interviews were conducted to inform a web-based survey regarding Asian blepharoplasty. Survey respondents used visual analog scales to rate their satisfaction with their eye shape, motivations for undergoing Asian blepharoplasty, and perceived outcomes after surgery. A total of 315 participants (mean 25.7 [18–58] years) of East or Southeast Asian descent were included. 185 participants expressed no desire for Asian blepharoplasty, 76 expressed some desire, and 54 had already undergone surgery. There were statistically significant differences regarding baseline satisfaction, perceived social limitation, and perceived professional limitations regarding eye shape (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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