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BACKGROUNDIn 2018, 1,050,945 aesthetic plastic surgeries (AePS) were performed in Brazil. Data on the intention to do and the performance of AePS among people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) are scarce in the literature. This work aims to describe the frequency and types of AePS most commonly performed, the desire and motivations for AePS, and the reasons for not undergoing AePS procedures among IRD patients. METHODSThis is a cross-sectional, web-based survey of adult patients reporting IRD, compared to isolated fibromyalgia/osteoarthritis (control group). The study questionnaire was hosted on the Google Forms platform and included questions about the IRD diagnosis (more than one diagnosis was allowed, including fibromyalgia in IRD patients), sociodemographic data, comorbidities, selfevaluation IRD activity (assessed by visual analogic scale), and self-esteem (assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale). It also collected information on AePS previously performed, currently desired, and the reasons for not having them. Descriptive and comparative analysis (IRD versus control group) are shown. Binary logistic regression was used to explore the factors associated with the desire to have AePS.

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