Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery Patients: The Role of Culture and Social Contact

Abstract

Cosmetic surgery is increasingly popular globally, but how cosmetic surgery patients are socially evaluated is largely unknown. The present research documents attitudes toward these patients in multiple cultures (Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States). Across these cultures, attitudes toward cosmetic surgery patients were predominantly negative: Participants ascribed more negative attributes to cosmetic surgery patients and found cosmetic surgery not acceptable. Also, participants in Hong Kong and Japan were not willing to form social relationships, particularly intimate ones, with these patients. These attitudes were less negative in the United States than in Hong Kong and Japan, partly because social contact, which reduced negativity in attitudes toward cosmetic surgery patients, was more prevalent in the United States. These findings bear important implications for the subjective well-being of cosmetic surgery patients, who very often expect improvement in their social relationships through the surgery.

Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Plastic Surgery among Females Students at Faculty of Education, Taif University, Saudi Arabia

“…Some as Chinese population found that body should not be intact as it is a guarantee from parents. [20] and people like normal things. [24] Ton Tam et al, in a study conducted in Hong Kong [20] (2012) found that participants were not even welling to marry women have had cosmetic surgery.…”

“…[20] and people like normal things. [24] Ton Tam et al, in a study conducted in Hong Kong [20] (2012) found that participants were not even welling to marry women have had cosmetic surgery. On the other hand, this research is inconsistent with Al Doheyan and colleagues (2016) [16] who mentioned that female medical students attitude towards cosmetic surgery at Al Riyadh is reasonable and most of the students agreed that cosmetic surgery is common in general.…”

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“…Os autores identificaram que japoneses e chineses (nesse caso, de Hong Kong) sentem-se menos à vontade em falar sobre o tema e avaliam que as cirurgias estéticas são negativas, já que são formas de alterar a naturalidade do corpo. Ao contrário dos americanos, que possuem melhores atitudes em relação às cirurgias plásticas e sentem mais à vontade para falar sobre o assunto (TAM et al, 2012).…”