ANALYSIS ON DEMANDS AND REASONS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS TO PLASTIC SURGERY

YE4AAnn Lin1101100009 Submitted toDr. Aiden Yeh

CONTENTSIntroduction

Methodology

Results

Conclusion

Introduction

Plastic surgery

Reconstructive Surgery

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South Korea

Taiwan

Invasive Plastic Surgery

Introduction

facelift

double-eyelid surgery

nose augmentation

breast augmentation

Non-invasive Plastic Surgery

Botox

laser

Methodology

100 participants20 college students (18-24).

20 fresh graduates (25-30).

20 workers who work steadily (30-45).20 workers who work for a period of time and start to prepare the retired

life (46-65).

20 retirees (above 66).

Materialsthrough http://www.mysurvey.tw/s/K8NdBDet or the paper

questionnaires

Questionnaire two sections (demographic, point of view towards plastic

surgery)

Demands and Reasons: improving sexual attractivenessconstituting beautyanti-agingweight lossjob huntingaffects a person’s interpersonal

relationshipInfluenced by idolsInfluenced by media

Research Questions

Which aspect of physical appearance are people most concerned with?

What percentage of people has thought about undergoing plastic surgery?

What is the level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction do people have?

Result 1

Age Satisfy Dissatisfy

18-24

25-30

31-45

46-65

Above 66

Eyes

Mouth

Belly, legs

Skin

Belly

Legs

Skin

• The satisfaction level of five age groups towards physical appearance

Result 2Result of five age groups having thought

about undergoing plastic surgery

Yes no xAge 18-24 12 5 3 25-30 9 6 5 31-45 8 8 4 46-65 10 7 3 Above

66 10 4 6

total 49 30 21

Result 3

laser

double-eyelid surgery

Invasive Plastic Surgery

Non-invasive Plastic Surgery

The lower risks of non-invasive plastic surgery is less likely the primary consideration of undergoing plastic surgery.

facelift

Above 66 years old

Constituting

Beauty

Employment

ImprovingSexual

Attractiveness

Interpersonal

Relationship

Imitating

Idols

EffectingBy

Friends

Effecting

ByMedia

AntiAging

18-24 4.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.1

25-30 4.2 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 3.0

31-45 4.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 3.7

46-65 4.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.9

66+ 4.2 2.6 3.1 3.3 1.8 2.6 2.4 4.3

The satisfaction level of five age groups’ reasons undergoing plastic surgery

Result 4

Conclusion

aesthetic medicine

constituting beauty → the main

reason.

O → “age”

X → “different living

environments” and

“current status”