“It is always important to understand what our patients are most concerned about at different stages of their lives. We want to be equipped to help our patients make the right decisions to maintain their beauty at every age—no matter which type of cosmetic medical procedure they are interested in.” said ASAPS President Renato Saltz, MD.
Additional results were revealed when answering “Which part of your body are you most concerned about?” While respondents primarily chose their face, significantly more respondents are concerned about their abdomen/hips than their breasts (chest)—with the disparity increasing throughout the decades:
- 30s - 37% chose abdomen/hips as their top concern while only 18% chose breasts
- 40s - 32% selected abdomen/hips and only 10% breast
- 50s - 25% chose abdomen/hips compared to 7% breast
- 60s - 23% indicated concern about their abdomen/hips, while only 7% selected breast
“The survey on the BeautyforLife website has provided interesting data about patients’ attitudes, motivation and perception. Our goal is to provide useful tools for prospective patients to help them first decide if a cosmetic medicine procedure is right for them and then to provide information on how to choose an appropriate provider,” said Dr. Richard D’Amico, past president of ASPS.
Another question asked members to contemplate “The most important factor in maintaining beauty.” While adherence to a healthy diet, regular exercise and skin care were popular choices, approximately one in five members felt that a cosmetic medical procedure was most important in the 50s and 60s.
This survey was conducted by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, via their Beauty for Life program—a series of patient education tools, including the interactive website www.BeautyforLife.com—designed to help people look and feel their best throughout their lives. More detailed survey results are available at by contacting the organizations.
To access the Beauty for Life survey results: http://www.surgery.org/downloads/BFLUserSurvey.pdf
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