Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 113, July 2021
Self-esteem following noninvasive cosmetic procedures
Malak Almutlq1, Shahad Alruwaili1♦, Faris Binyousef1, Hanan Alruwaybiah1, Nada Alharthi1, Sattam Alzahrani1, Mohammed AlKhudhair1, Khalid Bin Abdulrahman2, Fajer Alzamil3
1College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Family and community medicine, College of Medicine,
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad
Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic
University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Background: Low self-esteem and life satisfaction are common reasons patients seek cosmetic procedures, which improve a patient’s appearance with enhanced aesthetic appeal, balance, and proportion. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate patient self-esteem following noninvasive cosmetic procedures in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the primary motivations for seeking cosmetic procedures. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a population of male and female adults who underwent noninvasive cosmetic procedures using a self-administered questionnaire distributed online. The sample size was 411. We assessed participant self-esteem using the Rosenberg Scale. Results: The findings show that the primary motivation to undergo cosmetic procedures was to increase their perceived attractiveness level (71.8%) (n=295). Higher age was significantly associated with higher self-esteem (P = 0.006). The perceived importance of cosmetic procedures was associated with the reported self-esteem which is strategically significant (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Most patients undergoing noninvasive cosmetic procedures had high self-esteem. Our findings may provide adults considering noninvasive cosmetic surgery useful information on self-esteem following the procedures.
Keywords: Body image, Botulinum toxin, Cosmetic surgery, Self-esteem
Medical Science, 2021, 25(113), 1606-1614
