title: The male cosmetic surgery patient: a matched sample gender analysis of elective cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dentistry patients.
abstract: Plastic surgeons have traditionally perceived male patients as more psychologically disturbed than female patients. This study employed a matched sample design to explore the psychosocial experiences of 50 male and 50 female elective cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dentistry patients. It also aimed to compare male and female patients on preoperative psychosocial dysfunction on standardized measures (psychiatric disturbance, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, dysmorphic concern, and low body image) and postoperative dissatisfaction. The findings revealed that there were many similarities between the self-reported appearance concerns, motivations for surgery, and expectations of surgery between male and female patients. Although male patients did not report higher levels of preoperative psychosocial dysfunction than their female counterparts, they were more likely to report postoperative dissatisfaction. Preoperative screening is recommended to identify the minority of male patients who will report an unsatisfactory outcome despite a technically good result.
authors.affiliation: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. n.dowling@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Nicki A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Roberta J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Honigman
authors.forename: Alun C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001828:Body Image; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D004954:Esthetics; D004955:Esthetics, Dental / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011336:Probability; D011584:Psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult