- Characteristics of body-contouring surgeries and participants’ attitudes towards these surgeries.
| Parameters | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of the body-contouring surgery* | |
| Trunk aesthetic surgery | 42 (67.7) |
| Breast aesthetic surgery | 22 (35.5) |
| Extremity aesthetic surgery | 20 (32.3) |
| Liposuction | 0 (0.0) |
| Facial aesthetic surgery | 5 (8.1) |
| Lower body lift | 10 (16.1) |
| Others | 7 (11.3) |
| Satisfaction with the result(s) of aesthetic surgery* | |
| Poor | 12 (19.4) |
| Fair | 24 (38.7) |
| Very good | 24 (38.7) |
| Missing | 2 (3.2) |
| How was body contouring surgery paid for?* | |
| Out of pocket | 59 (95.2) |
| Insurance or government | 3 (4.8) |
| Would consider plastic surgery in the future† | |
| Yes | 220 (57.4) |
| Desire for body-contouring surgery | |
| Yes | 231 (51.9) |
| Barriers to body-contouring surgery | |
| Cost | 229 (51.5) |
| Had no desire | 72 (16.2) |
| Intent to lose more weight | 33 (7.4) |
| Risks of additional surgery | 64 (14.4) |
| Was not recommended by doctors | 22 (4.7) |
| Underwent surgeries before | 8 (25.0) |
| Male doctors | 3 (9.4) |
| Marks after surgery | 2 (6.3) |
| Health problems | 1 (3.1) |
| Need more details | 1 (3.1) |
| Pregnancy | 1 (3.1) |