Contents
- Abstract…………………………………………………….
- Introduction…………………………………………………
- Methodology……………………………………………….
- Results……………………………………………………..
- Discussion………………………………………………….
- Reference list………………………………………………
- Appendices…………………………………………………
Abstract
This research investigated the hypothesis that the attitude of Asian respondents towards cosmetic surgery is different from Western respondents in many cases. An informal survey was conducted to solicit the responses of a group of 50 Asian students from different country who were studying at Navitas English Sydney in Australia. Their responses were recorded and turned in percentages to compare with previous research. The study revealed that Asian students have different attitude towards cosmetic surgery. A possible conclusion of this research is that health care professionals and surgeons can focus more on Asian in order to promote cosmetic surgical procedure.
INTRODUCTION
Cosmetic surgery is a surgical procedure that is undertaken to change body structure, color or texture of a body parts. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2003), almost 8.3 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in 2003.Again according to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of cosmetic surgery increased by 44% in one year (2003 to 2004).This is possibly because both males and females are more self-conscious about their body shape and beauty. Decreasing costs and increased availability of cosmetic surgical procedures have contributed to this desire for cosmetic surgery.
There has been much research carried out about attitudes towards cosmetic surgery. According to AARP research (2001), conducted by Starch, the majority of females (20%) were interested in face lifting cosmetic procedure. By contrast, a significantly higher percentage of men (20%) were interested in hair transplants in the future. The majority of respondents considered cosmetic surgery to look better. According to the NSW Minister for Health (1999), the majority of participants (25%) came know about cosmetic surgery by story in the media.
However, these studies were not conclusive. AARP research has been done on American respondents only. In addition, little research has been done to study the attitude towards cosmetic surgery of Asians living in a western country.
This research was concerned about the attitude of Asian students towards cosmetic surgery.
The hypothesis is that the attitude towards cosmetic surgery is different between Asian and Western respondents.
This research could be helpful for the health care professionals and surgeons that offer a variety of services to the patient who considers undertaking cosmetic surgery as well as to focus specially on Asian people.
Methodology
The research was conducted on 29th August 2014, to find out attitudes of 50 overseas students towards cosmetic surgery. The sample included 25 males and 25 females studying Academic English at Navitas English institutes in Sydney, Australia. The majority of the respondents were Nepalese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Bangladeshi
The research was conducted by means of survey, which was given to respondents to complete. The survey was administrated informally and contained 11 questions with all but one on nationality close-ended.
The survey consisted of four sections. The first section was concerned with demographic information. The second section was about attitude towards cosmetic surgery. The third section was about the reasons behind having cosmetic surgery. The last one was about the source that inspired them towards cosmetic surgery.
The results were converted into percentages. The data were compared in terms of gender and represented in charts.
Results
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Chart 1 compares cosmetic surgery preferences among Asian students by gender.