Open AccessThe Impact of Race, Age, Gender, Income, and Level of Education on Motivations to Pursue Cosmetic Surgery and Surgeon Selection at an Academic Institution
Author(s) -
Cassandra A. Ligh,
Elle Lett,
Robyn B. Broach,
Fabiola A. Enriquez,
Atasha Jordan,
Ivona Percec,
Joseph M. Serletti,
Paris D. Butler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000006734
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , race (biology) , attractiveness , odds , odds ratio , population , affect (linguistics) , academic institution , plastic surgery , logistic regression , surgery , demography , family medicine , psychology , gender studies , environmental health , communication , sociology , library science , anthropology , computer science , psychoanalysis , pathology
Aesthetic surgery is a personal choice that appeals to a wide population of individuals. The authors investigated how race and ethnicity, age, gender, income, and education level affect patient motivation to pursue cosmetic surgery and selection of a plastic surgeon.