In the May 2010 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, you can read a study about factors correlated with interest in specific plastic surgery procedures. According to authors of the study, there are physical, social and psychological factors can predict interest in breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, liposuction, and abdominoplasty.
Of the 1862 respondents, those who were interested in rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and liposuction were motivated by “complex psychological factors.” Researchers found correlations with lifestyle factors such as divorce, history of teasing, education, self-image, body dysmorphic disorder, and the so-called Big-Five personality traits.
Survey questions about tummy tuck surgery revealed some unique findings. Most participants who were interested in the procedure were interested in it exclusively. Having children and having a desire to repair the bodily changes occurring after childbirth were consistently correlated with interest for a tummy tuck.
Read the abstract of this study in the journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
