| Title |
Side effect experiences of South Korean women in their twenties and thirties after facial plastic surgery
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Women's Health, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijwh.s163991 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Young A Kim, Hyang-In Cho Chung |
| Abstract |
Rates of plastic surgery procedures have increased dramatically over the past several decades, especially for the women in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to explore the subjective experience of South Korean women in their twenties and thirties with facial plastic surgery (FPS) side effects. Seven women who have suffered from FPS side effects participated in this study. Data were collected from July to September 2015 through individual in-depth interviews using open-ended questions and analyzed using Colaizzi's method, which is a Husserlian phenomenological approach. Six themes, and 25 subthemes, were found. Major themes were "choosing FPS to gain a new self", "facing an unintended self", "trying to accept a changed self", "making efforts to overcome the situation", "coming to know a new world", and "pursuing a new lifestyle". This study raises social awareness on the risk of plastic surgery side effects, which could prevent unnecessary plastic surgery. It also suggests the need for a deeper understanding of women's biopsychosocial suffering from plastic surgery side effects. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 25 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Researcher | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 9 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 20% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 16% |
| Unknown | 10 | 40% |
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