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Attitude statement
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N (%)
|
|
How do you feel about your nose?
|
|
Happy
|
201 (48.7%)
|
|
Not happy
|
83 (20.1%)
|
|
Do not care
|
129 (31.2%)
|
|
Do you want to do a rhinoplasty?
|
|
Yes
|
106 (25.7%)
|
|
No
|
307 (74.3%)
|
|
Why do you want to do a rhinoplasty? (n=106)
|
|
For beauty
|
79 (74.5%)
|
|
For health reason
|
11 (10.4%)
|
|
To show off
|
08 (07.5%)
|
|
To catch up with the mode
|
04 (03.8%)
|
|
Others
|
04 (03.8%)
|
|
What type of doctor would you like to operate on you? (n=106)
|
|
Doctor who works well
|
97 (91.5%)
|
|
Doctor with good manners
|
06 (05.7%)
|
|
Doctor who charges less
|
02 (01.9%)
|
|
Doctor who has lots of patients and is busy
|
01 (0.90%)
|
|
Why do not you want a rhinoplasty (n=307)
|
|
I like my nose as it is
|
213 (69.4%)
|
|
Religious reasons
|
24 (07.8%)
|
|
Plastic surgery is of no use
|
21 (06.8%)
|
|
Fear of operation
|
20 (06.5%)
|
|
Fear of side effects
|
14 (04.6%)
|
|
Do not have enough money
|
04 (01.3%)
|
|
Other reasons
|
11 (03.6%)
|
|
Knowledge about rhinoplasty complication
|
Yes (%)
|
|
Dissatisfaction with the new nose
|
291 (70.5%)
|
|
Headache
|
290 (70.2%)
|
|
Breathing disorders
|
281 (68.0%)
|
|
Nose blockage
|
270 (65.4%)
|
|
Sensitivity to strong odors
|
247 (59.8%)
|
|
Recurrent nosebleed
|
242 (58.6%)
|
|
Nasal discharge
|
217 (52.5%)
|
|
Need for reoperation
|
194 (47.0%)
|
|
Skin discoloration
|
162 (39.2%)
|
|
Recurrent nausea and vomiting
|
121 (29.3%)
|
|
Recurrent nasal mucosal irritation
|
120 (29.1%)
|
|
Death
|
49 (11.9%)
|
|
Total knowledge score (mean ± SD)
|
6.01 ± 3.27
|
|
Level of knowledge
|
|
Poor
|
255 (61.7%)
|
|
Good
|
158 (38.3%)
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