University students and cosmetic surgery in Nigeria: A survey of perception, attitudes, and experiences

Abubakar, Amina Ibrahim; Jamda, Mustapha A; Ibrahim, Abdulrasheed; Ajani, Abdulwahab; Iyun, Kayode; Opara, KO

doi:10.4103/0794-9316.193733

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“…Students who had a history of plastic and cosmetic surgery and those who was interested to pursue their education in surgery and other disciplines obtained higher scores on knowledge. In Abubakar's study, a significant relationship was found between knowledge about plastic surgery, marital status and history of plastic surgery but no statistically significant difference was found between males' and females' knowledge; only the results obtained about history of plastic surgery was consistent o our study and the two other findings was different from our study (11). This could be due to differences in curriculum in geographical regions, cultural, social and economic differences and different sources of information.…”

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“…The results of this study showed that the level of good knowledge among clinical students was higher than preclinical students in all fields. In Abubakar et al's study, level of knowledge among students in grades 1-6 were investigated and the results showed that they most often recognized plastic surgery with beautification procedures (11). The results of this study showed that highest level of knowledge was related to cosmetic questions followed by general questions and the least knowledge was about craniofacial questions.…”

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“…Less than 50% of students answered correctly to 8 of 11 questions in general field (72.7%); 5 of 10 questions in craniofacial field (50%) and 12 of 12 questions in cosmetic field (1). In Abuakar et al's study, 14% of students believed that cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery are the same and 59% responded that these two field are different from each other (11). In Agrawal et al's study, cosmetic surgery was referred to as rhinoplasty and mammoplasty and less often for hand surgery, surgery of peripheral nerves, and scare repair by preclinical students (12).…”

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confidence: 93%

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Knowledge of Medical Students in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Course Toward the Field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2017

Farzan

Tolouei

Aghebati

et al. 2020

CJHR

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Background: Plastic and cosmetic surgery is one of the most unique and less well-known surgical specialties. The aim of this study was to compare knowledge of medical students in pre-clinical and clinical course of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in the specialty field of plastic & cosmetic surgery. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in educational hospitals of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. A total of 866 students in two groups of clinical and preclinical students were participated in the study. Research instrument was a questionnaire composed of 31 questions about knowledge toward plastic and cosmetic surgery including general, craniofacial, and cosmetic questions. Results: The mean age of participants was 22.5 (SD = 2.5) and 57.2% were female. Twenty-four percent had a history of plastic and cosmetic surgery. Students in clinical course had significantly higher knowledge toward all three aspects of general, cosmetic and craniofacial questions compared to clinical students. The result of multivariate linear regression showed that the course level, sex, interest score to the field of surgery, and source of information were independently associated with knowledge. Conclusion: This study found that clinical students had significantly higher knowledge toward the field of cosmetic surgery than pre-clinical students.

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Knowledge of Medical Students in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Course Toward the Field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2017

Farzan

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Aghebati

et al. 2020

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“…Some factors have been studied to determine their effect on the perceived slow progress of cosmetic surgery in the country. It has been found that university students and healthcare workers, both have high level of awareness of cosmetic procedures (Abubakar et al, 2016;Adedeji et al, 2014). It is also known that factors such as level of enlightenment, religious belief, social taboos, financial capacity among others, determine the demand for cosmetic surgery (Abubakar et al, 2016;Adedeji et al, 2014;Morait et al, 2019).…”

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Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Nnadozie¹,

Maduba²,

Umeokonkwo³

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND: Aesthetic surgery in developed countries is growing at an exponential rate. There is an increasing demand for cosmetic procedures in Nigeria but still, the practice is at a slow pace. Significant clients from Nigeria seek for these procedures outside Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at determining the attitude and practice of aesthetic surgery among plastic surgeons in Nigeria METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional study among the attendees of the annual conference of the National Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons held at Calabar, Nigeria, using a questionnaire on consented participants. RESULTS: A total of 73 out of 84 Plastic surgeons participated in the study with a response rate of 86.9%. The mean age of the respondents was 45.4±7.2 years. Only 14 (19.2%) had undergone extra training in cosmetic surgery. Most respondents 53.4% prefer Nigerian over foreign hospitals for cosmetic surgery for various reasons. Poor awareness (42.5%) and religious beliefs (42.5%) contributed most to the poor acceptability of cosmetic surgery in Nigeria. The vast majority (97%) of Nigerian plastic surgeons want the public to be engaged in awareness sensitization on cosmetic surgery and their preferred mode of sensitization was through internet / social media (80.8%), television (74%), and radio (65.8%). Scar revision (78.1%) abdominoplasty (69.9%) and breast reduction (67.1) were the common cosmetic procedures performed by Nigerian plastic surgeons. CONCLUSION: The attitude of Plastic surgeons in Nigeria to cosmetic surgery is influenced by the low acceptance of cosmetic surgery procedures by Nigerians. Attitudinal change programs, especially through social and other mass media, are desired to increase awareness and acceptance of cosmetic surgery in Nigeria.

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Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Accessed by Nigerian Women at a Single Private Cosmetic Surgery Practice: A Retrospective Review

Michael,

Oladeji,

Abe

et al. 2023

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

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Background: Little is known about the cosmetic surgery procedures sought by Nigerian women. Aim: We sought to report the proportion of cosmetic surgery procedures accessed by Nigerian women and determine any associations between the demographics and cosmetic procedures accessed. Patients and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted between January 2020 and July 2021 of all cosmetic surgery procedures at a single private cosmetic surgery practice. Data were analyzed using means, Mann–Whitney U-test, chi square test, and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. The statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results: Of the 392 consultations for cosmetic procedures, 245 (62.5%) patients accessed cosmetic surgery. Most were women (239 (97.6%)) and single (178 (72.7%)). The median age of the patients at surgery was 29.0 years (IQR 26–33), the median weight was 78.8 kg (IQR 71.4–88.8), and the median body mass index (BMI) was 28.1 (IQR 25.7–32.3). Liposuction was the procedure accessed by nearly all the patients (224 (91.4%)). Next to this was bilateral buttock augmentation (199 (81.2%)). Other cosmetic procedures such as tummy tuck, facial cosmetic surgery, umbilicoplasty, and labiaplasty each constituted less than three percent of the patients. The abdomen (224 (91.4%)), back (219 (89.4%)), and arms (79 (32.2%)) were the most common regions of the body sought for liposuction, while the calves (2 (0.8%)) were the least. Liposuction of the arms was associated with the BMI (p < 0.003). Conclusion: Liposuction and bilateral buttock augmentation are the most common cosmetic surgery procedures accessed by this cohort of Nigerian women.

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University students and cosmetic surgery in Nigeria: A survey of perception, attitudes, and experiences

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Knowledge of Medical Students in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Course Toward the Field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2017

Knowledge of Medical Students in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Course Toward the Field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2017

Attitude and Practice of Aesthetic Surgery among Plastic Surgeons in Nigeria

Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Accessed by Nigerian Women at a Single Private Cosmetic Surgery Practice: A Retrospective Review

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