Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia

Hassan Ali Al-Masskin; Esra Hassan Al-Masskin; Fatimah Jafar Al-Jass; Fatimah Abdulmajeed Al-Thonayan; Hoor Masaad Al-Mutairi; Zahraa Yousef Al-Ghadeer; Amal Naser Wafa; Shahad Khaled Al-Shahrani; Eman Hussain Al-Ahmed; Nouf Mohammed Al-Kuwaiflie

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Online Published: 13 Aug 2021

IJMDC. 2021; 5(8): 1484-1488

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia

Hassan Ali Al-masskin, Esra Hassan Al-masskin, Fatimah Jafar Al-jass, Fatimah Abdulmajeed Al-thonayan, Hoor Masaad Al-mutairi, Zahraa Yousef Al-ghadeer, Amal Naser Wafa, Shahad Khaled Al-shahrani, Eman Hussain Al-ahmed, Nouf Mohammed Al-kuwaiflie.

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Background: Cosmetic surgery is about maintaining, restoring, or enhancing ones physical appearance through surgical and medical techniques. Given that people usually seek cosmetic interventions to feel better about themselves, one would anticipate that cosmetically successful procedures would increase self-esteem, mood, and social confidence. The present study aimed to investigate the factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery, assess their attitude toward cosmetic surgery, and measure self-esteem and life satisfaction after surgery in Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between May 1 and August 30, 2020. Results were analyzed with frequencies and the chi-squared test as appropriate. p-value was considered to be significant if <0.05.
Results: Among the study subjects, only 11.5% of participants underwent cosmetic surgery. Only 6.3% were delighted with the results, and more than half (55.2%) thought that the patients psychology was the reason for patient satisfaction after surgery. In total, 97.7% had heard about cosmetic surgery. Still, only 37.3% agreed to cosmetic surgery, 77.3% of participants said that cosmetic surgery was an obsession with fashion and a search for perfection, and 70.3% knew about the risks and complications of cosmetic surgery.
Conclusion: There was a significant association between undergoing cosmetic surgery and sex, educational level, marital status, age, and financial status. Social media had the highest effect on decision-making for cosmetic surgery. Obsession with fashion and a search for perfection were the main factors that motivated people to undergo cosmetic surgery.

Key words: Cosmetic surgery, factor affecting cosmetic surgery, knowledge of cosmetic surgery.

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Al-masskin HA, Al-masskin EH, Al-jass FJ, Al-thonayan FA, Al-mutairi HM, Al-ghadeer ZY, Wafa AN, Al-shahrani SK, Al-ahmed EH, Al-kuwaiflie NM. Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(8): 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin HA, Al-masskin EH, Al-jass FJ, Al-thonayan FA, Al-mutairi HM, Al-ghadeer ZY, Wafa AN, Al-shahrani SK, Al-ahmed EH, Al-kuwaiflie NM. Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=82864 [Access: May 14, 2025]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin HA, Al-masskin EH, Al-jass FJ, Al-thonayan FA, Al-mutairi HM, Al-ghadeer ZY, Wafa AN, Al-shahrani SK, Al-ahmed EH, Al-kuwaiflie NM. Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(8): 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin HA, Al-masskin EH, Al-jass FJ, Al-thonayan FA, Al-mutairi HM, Al-ghadeer ZY, Wafa AN, Al-shahrani SK, Al-ahmed EH, Al-kuwaiflie NM. Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2021), [cited May 14, 2025]; 5(8): 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin, H. A., Al-masskin, . E. H., Al-jass, . F. J., Al-thonayan, . F. A., Al-mutairi, . H. M., Al-ghadeer, . Z. Y., Wafa, . A. N., Al-shahrani, . S. K., Al-ahmed, . E. H. & Al-kuwaiflie, . N. M. (2021) Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 5 (8), 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin, Hassan Ali, Esra Hassan Al-masskin, Fatimah Jafar Al-jass, Fatimah Abdulmajeed Al-thonayan, Hoor Masaad Al-mutairi, Zahraa Yousef Al-ghadeer, Amal Naser Wafa, Shahad Khaled Al-shahrani, Eman Hussain Al-ahmed, and Nouf Mohammed Al-kuwaiflie. 2021. Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (8), 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin, Hassan Ali, Esra Hassan Al-masskin, Fatimah Jafar Al-jass, Fatimah Abdulmajeed Al-thonayan, Hoor Masaad Al-mutairi, Zahraa Yousef Al-ghadeer, Amal Naser Wafa, Shahad Khaled Al-shahrani, Eman Hussain Al-ahmed, and Nouf Mohammed Al-kuwaiflie. "Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5 (2021), 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin, Hassan Ali, Esra Hassan Al-masskin, Fatimah Jafar Al-jass, Fatimah Abdulmajeed Al-thonayan, Hoor Masaad Al-mutairi, Zahraa Yousef Al-ghadeer, Amal Naser Wafa, Shahad Khaled Al-shahrani, Eman Hussain Al-ahmed, and Nouf Mohammed Al-kuwaiflie. "Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5.8 (2021), 1484-1488. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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Al-masskin, H. A., Al-masskin, . E. H., Al-jass, . F. J., Al-thonayan, . F. A., Al-mutairi, . H. M., Al-ghadeer, . Z. Y., Wafa, . A. N., Al-shahrani, . S. K., Al-ahmed, . E. H. & Al-kuwaiflie, . N. M. (2021) Factors that motivate peoples intention to undergo cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (8), 1484-1488. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1621594182

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